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- 2008.02.15
Purchase tips on breathing machines for sleep apnea patients -CHOICE # 376
For patients with obstructive sleep apnea, few decisions are as important as the choice of a breathing machine that keeps breathing uninterrupted during sleep. Sleep apnea affects quality of life. Left unattended, severe sleep apnea is potentially a...
- 2008.02.15
Timely market survey of 17 digital TV set-top boxes to help baffledconsumers in their choice - CHOICE # 376
Shopping for a TV decoder to ring in digital terrestrial TV broadcast for the Year of the Rat? But with more and more brands and models coming onto the market, unfamiliar to most of us, the choice can be extremely baffling. The Consumer Council has...
- 2008.02.15
Use independent brand mobile phone battery chargers with caution -CHOICE # 376
Be cautious of mobile phone battery chargers that are of independent brand manufacture. Though accidents involving battery chargers may seem to be seldom reported, consumers should stay on guard of the safety of such devices. The Consumer Council, in...
- 2008.01.22
New trade practices statute proposed as consumer complaints surgeto record high
The introduction of a new proposed statute to regulate various forms of unfair, misleading and deceptive trade practices is high on the agenda of the Consumer Council in the year ahead. The proposal for legislative reform is now in its final stage of...
- 2008.01.15
Beware of dubious holiday travel schemes - CHOICE # 375
Consumers are warned to be wary of the malpractices of dubious holiday travel schemes. The Consumer Council has recently received complaints that are very similar to those leveled against time-sharing schemes. But instead of time-sharing of holiday...
- 2008.01.15
CHOICE # 375
Council concerned over wide variances in spore breakage rate of lingzhi products Council debunks myths of self-claimed "non-surgical cosmetic treatments" Everything you need to find out about LASIK before bidding farewell to your spectacles ...
- 2008.01.15
Choose paints of lower VOC content, water-based and less glossy tosafeguard health and environment - CHOICE # 375
Consumers giving their home a new coat of paint to usher in the new year, are strongly urged to choose only paints in compliance of the new legal requirement on volatile organic compounds (VOC). Regulation on the VOC content of 25 types of...
- 2008.01.15
Council concerned over wide variances in spore breakage rate oflingzhi products - CHOICE # 375
Are products of lingzhi spores（靈芝孢子）as good as their manufacturer...