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Hong Kong taps former police veteran to head antitrust operations

By Yonnex Li
  • 25 May 2023 09:34
  • 25 May 2023 09:34
Hong Kong's antitrust regulator has named a long-time police officer as its new head of operations, filling the position left vacant for months after a former EU official departed for private practice.
Patrick Kwok has been appointed as the Competition Commission's executive director of operations, effective from yesterday, according to

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Yonnex Li

Chief Correspondent, Greater China


Yonnex has an MA in Journalism from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, after obtaining a BA in Translation at the same university. At MLex, she writes extensively on antitrust developments in the Greater China region, including investigations, court cases and merger control of international transactions. Prior to joining MLex, she worked as a reporter at the English division of the Hong Kong Economic Journal, providing coverage and analysis on China's banking sector, asset management industry as well as currency and financial reforms.

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