Key facts
- Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu to announce proposed reforms.
- Reforms include criminal penalties for bid-rigging.
- Final investigation report into Tai Po fire to be released.
Hong Kong's leader is expected to announce reforms introducing criminal penalties for bid-rigging on Thursday, when the government will also release the final investigation report into the Tai Po inferno, the South China Morning Post has learned. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his senior officials will announce the proposed measures and give an update on efforts to pursue “administrative accountability” at a press conference on Thursday, a government source said on Wednesday.