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- 2008.06.16
Cooker hood to suit your kitchen, stove and budget, and your healthtoo - CHOICE # 380 (June 16,
Choosing a cooker hood that suits your kitchen, cooking stove and budget is no easy task for any housewife. But a cooker hood has assumed greater importance as never before in the light of medical studies that implicated domestic exposure to cooking...
- 2008.06.16
Council concerned over rising incidence on slimming product abuse -CHOICE # 380
Weight conscious consumers are cautioned about the serious health hazard in the recent rising incidence of slimming drug abuse. Up to today, in this month (June) alone, the Department of Health (DH) has issued altogether 3 notices urging the public...
- 2008.06.16
Use digital TV set-top box with due caution to ensure safety -CHOICE # 380
In collaboration with the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD), the Consumer Council has released a test report on the safety of this new addition of household electrical appliance. This followed public concern that some of the models...
- 2008.06.16
Useful tips to differentiate between genuine and fake pearls -CHOICE # 380 (June 16, 2008
What better place to buy pearls than in Hong Kong reputedly the "Pearl of the Orient". The Consumer Council has produced a comprehensive report to help both local consumers and mainland visitors shopping for this precious jewellery. The report covers...
- 2008.06.04
Council rolls out bi-weekly price survey to counter inflation -Sham Shui Po
Highlights of the latest bi-weekly price survey, released today (June 4) and conducted on a basket of 15 commodities at 16 different retail outlets in the Sham Shui Po district include: The most notable price differences were recorded in a Fabric...
- 2008.05.21
Council rolls out bi-weekly price survey to counter inflation - Kwun Tong
Prices at two major supermarket chains have become closely competitive. This was borne out in the bi-weekly price survey of the Consumer Council which collected earlier today (May 21) the prices of a basket of 15 commodities comprising mainly grocery...
- 2008.05.14
A helmet a cyclist can count on to protect against head injury inan accident - CHOICE # 379
A cyclist without a bicycle helmet is recklessly courting for injury - whether on a busy city thoroughfare or on a quiet rural path. For every year in the past 8 years between 2000 and 2007, there were more than 1,000 road traffic accidents involving...
- 2008.05.14
A matter of risks and benefits in the use of Ortho-K lenses forchildren - CHOICE # 379
It's all a matter of risks and benefits for the parents when it comes to the use of Ortho-K lenses for their children. On the advice of various eye care professionals, the Consumer Council has put this for the consideration of parents looking for a...