Overview

• The Hong Kong Standards and Testing Centre said it provided no certification for Xin Ding Xin’s "XinLe" bottled water and has taken legal action to pursue liabilities.
• Xin Ding Xin director Lui Tsz-chung was charged with one count of fraud, while his wife and shareholder Chan Pik-lam was arrested earlier and later bailed.
• Police allege the contractor used a Guangzhou company’s water-quality documents to satisfy tender requirements and actually sourced from a Dongguan supplier, with potential Trade Descriptions Ordinance breaches under review.
• The Government Logistics Department terminated the 36‑month bottled-water contract and three related chemical-supply deals, and payment for delivered batches has not yet been settled.
• Authorities seized about 2,600 bottles along with documents and electronic devices, one mainland Chinese suspect remains at large, and a task force plus an Audit Commission review were launched.