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- 2007.11.01
Hong Kong came top in the election to the council of CI
Hong Kong came top in the election to the council of Consumers International (CI) at its 18th World Congress held in Sydney from October 29 to November 1. Ms. Connie LAU, Chief Executive of Consumer Council, received the highest number of votes - 48...
- 2007.10.15
Advice on buying shares by instalments: watch what you pay forservice charge - CHOICE # 372
Invest in the booming stock market as you save (for as low as $1,000 only) at regular monthly intervals. Is that too good to be true? The Consumer Council has conducted a survey on 12 banks offering similar innovative "Monthly Stocks Saving Plan"...
- 2007.10.15
CHOICE # 372
Watch out for trans fats and saturated fats in your daily meals Traces of residual acrylamide monomer detected in cosmetics The importance of hygiene in artificial nail enhancement service Advice on buying shares by instalments: watch what you pay...
- 2007.10.15
Do take time to assess and plan your purchase of HD TV set - CHOICE# 372
Consumers need not be in a haste to purchase new TV sets capable of receiving high definition (HD) TV broadcast due to start at the end of this year. Contrary to rumours, your existing TV sets will continue to provide for your free viewing the TV...
- 2007.10.15
Safety - the top priority concern in choice of washing machines -CHOICE # 372
Are you concerned over the safety of your washing machine? Rightly so you should be - for the domestic washer is one electrical appliance that operates in close contact of large quantity of water. A joint test report of the Electrical and Mechanical...
- 2007.10.15
The importance of hygiene in artificial nail enhancement service -CHOICE # 372
Still on cosmetics for the beauty conscious. Artificial nail enhancement service is catching on rapidly with nail salons or nail bars proliferating in many locations. Correspondingly, complaints related to nail service brought to the notice of the...
- 2007.10.15
Traces of residual acrylamide monomer detected in cosmetics -CHOICE # 372
Just how much residual acrylamide monomer in a cosmetic is deemed to be harmful to the users? The question emerged in a Consumer Council test on 30 different samples of face cream and lotion designed to determine the amount of residual acrylamide...
- 2007.10.15
Watch out for trans fats and saturated fats in your daily meals -CHOICE # 372
Food manufacturers are urged to reduce the trans fats in their pr...