At the Aberdeen Fish Wholesale Market, someone was involved in a conspiracy to fix prices. A multi-departmental joint action was announced. A wholesaler was warned for breaching the lease agreement.

Wholesalers at the Aberdeen Fish Wholesale Market in Hong Kong were suspected of colluding in fixing the wholesale price of seafood, in breach of the Competition Ordinance. The Competition Commission, together with the Police, the Department of Fisheries and Conservation, the Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, the Fire Services Department, the Department of Immigration and the Marine Department, took joint action at the Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market. The Competition Commission said it had earlier received complaints that some wholesalers in the market were colluding in setting the wholesale prices of seafood. During the operation, information relating to the case was collected, including questionnaires to practitioners from more than 30 fish wholesalers understand the situation.
522 people were arrested in a police operation

In addition, the police noted that in the joint operation yesterday morning, operations code named “Pine Cone”, “Champion” and “Traed Traed” were launched in the area to fight against triads, illegal immigrants and activities illegal labour, and 32 fish. farms are inspected Wholesalers, and 552 people intercepted. A fish wholesaler was verbally warned by the relevant authorities for breaching the conditions of the lease.

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