Achievements
工作回顧
On a macro level, we persistently call for the Government’s
timely efforts to rebuild Hong Kong’s international image
as a vibrant, hospitable shopping paradise that thrives
on its free port status, honest trading, and availability of
diverse range of merchandise.
The Association also highlighted to the Government that
we should harness our competitive edge to attract more
high value-added overnight visitors to Hong Kong, while
at the same time rejuvenating our tourist attractions and
retail facilities and overhauling the tourist experience.
Competition Ordinance
The Competition Ordinance dominated the Sub-
Committee’s agenda during this reporting year. We
continued to raise our concerns about Hong Kong's
first-ever Competition Ordinance, which is scheduled to
become effective in December 2015.
Our members met with the representatives of the
Competition Commission (the Commission) in November
2014 and urged them to clarify ambiguities in the draft
guidelines. In particular, we spelled out members’
concerns on those unclear areas, and provided real
business cases for the Commission’s reference.
On the revised draft guidelines published in December
2014, the Association submitted views and pointed
out that the guidelines should set clear parameters for
businesses to observe with certainty in their application.
We also called on the Commission to issue a block
exemption for vertical agreements, which is consistent
with international best practices.
Prior to the commencement date of the Ordinance,
the Association has scheduled briefing sessions to be
presented by legal experts. It is our intention that the
sessions will keep our members abreast of the situation
related to the Ordinance, and will highlight the rules and
examples pertaining to the retail trade.
在宏觀層面上，協會持續呼籲政府採取適
時的措施，重建香港「購物天堂」的國際
形象，再度展現香港活力澎湃、熱情好客
的特色，讓這份有賴香港的自由港地位、
誠實的營商手法、商品種類繁多而享譽全
球的「購物天堂」美譽得以延續下去。
協會亦向政府強調，我們應發揮本身的競
爭優勢，吸引更多高增值的過夜旅客訪
港，同時積極發展多元化的旅遊景點，加
強零售設施，為旅客帶來煥然一新的旅遊
體驗。
《競爭條例》
《競爭條例》是委員會於本報告年內的重
要議題。協會繼續表達對《競爭條例》的
關注。預期香港首項《競爭條例》將於
2015年12月生效。
協會會員於2014年11月與競爭事務委員會
代表會面，要求他們闡明《競爭條例》草
擬指引中那些含糊不清的條文，同時轉達
了會員對那些欠清晰條文的關注。協會亦
提供了真實的商業案例，供競爭事務委員
會參考。
協會已遞交關於2014年12月發表的《競爭
條例》修訂草擬指引的意見書，指出有關
指引必須經清晰釐定，以供商界參考，讓
企業能確實執行指引內容，而競爭事務委
員會亦應參考國際慣例，盡快就縱向協議
發出集體豁免。
於《競爭條例》生效前，為了讓協會會員
瞭解關於《競爭條例》的最新發展，協會
安排了由法律專家主講的研討會，並在會
上講解與零售業相關的規則及例子。
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