Mainland firm, director plead guilty in HK$52.9m Hong Kong bottled water fraud

Xin Ding Xin Trade and its director admitted fraud for submitting falsified certificates to secure a HK$52.9m contract to supply bottled water to Hong Kong civil servants. The case, exposed in August 2025, underscores procurement integrity risks in Hong Kong's government supply chain. Sentencing is pending, and the full extent of the fraud's impact on water quality remains unclear.

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