The Competition Commission started a joint operation with other government departments at Aberdeen to search and locate wholesalers that were reported to be involved in price fixing when selling fisheries products.
The city’s competition watchdog, together with the Hong Kong Police, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and several other departments conducted the operation early this morning at Aberdeen Wholesale Fish Market.
Competition Commission stated that they have received a complaint regarding the price fixing and therefore carried out survey to understand better the situation from the responses of the fish wholesalers.
The Commission surveyed practitioners from over 30 wholesalers in the market. Meanwhile, the police said 552 people were intercepted and 32 wholesalers were inspected during the whole operation.
The Commission calls on fisheries practitioners and public members who can provide information on the case or the practices in the industry to contact the Commission.
