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- 2013.10.23
Price Comparison Reports - Sheung Wan
The Consumer Council today (October 23) released its weekly price survey on a basket of 45 food and household items available at major supermarket chains and other retail outlets in Sheung Wan. In the analysis were listed the top 10 products with the...
- 2013.10.16
Price Comparison Reports - Jordan
The Consumer Council today (October 16) released its weekly price survey on a basket of 45 food and household items available at major supermarket chains and other retail outlets in Jordan. In the analysis were listed the top 10 products with the...
- 2013.10.15
Buying a Secondhand Car Can Be a Minefield - CHOICE # 444
The road to buying a secondhand car, that's mechanically sound and reasonably priced, is fraught with pitfalls and clearly no easy navigation for any consumers. Always do your homework first and unless you're certain you have your questions fully...
- 2013.10.15
Call for Product Labelling on Toilet Rolls to FacilitateComparative Shopping - CHOICE # 444
Toilet rolls are often on special offer but are sometimes not quite what they should be. A common marketing practice is the offer of promotional pack of 12 rolls - 2 rolls more than the regular 10-roll pack - with claims of "12 for the price of 10"...
- 2013.10.15
CHOICE # 444
Call for Product Labelling on Toilet Rolls to Facilitate Comparative Shopping Energy Saving Tips on Use of Electric Kettles Government Urged to Review Development of Private Animal Hospice Services Buying a Secondhand Car Can Be a Minefield...
- 2013.10.15
Energy Saving Tips on Use of Electric Kettles - CHOICE # 444
For the energy-saving conscious, kettles with a keep-warm function are clearly not their preferred choice. It is because these kettles could run up the electricity bill considerably - by as high as some $700 a year - just to keep the water warm. This...
- 2013.10.15
Government Urged to Review Development of Private Animal HospiceServices - CHOICE # 444
With cruelty to animals becoming much of a public issue these days, pet lovers are faced with an equally pressing problem - the shortage of proper cremation and burial service for their beloved animals when the time comes. Since the closure in 1999...
- 2013.10.15
The Caffeine in Your Favourite Cup of Coffee and Milk Tea - CHOICE# 444
World famed Hong Kong-style milk tea has been tested in a laboratory - not so much to uncover its culinary pleasure but its caffeine content. For the first time, the Consumer Council in collaboration with the Centre for Food Safety have put to test a...