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With banks advertising a baffling array of "low", "free" and "personalised" interest rates for tax loan, are you able to get the best deal possible on offer? A Consumer Council survey on 15 banks offering 22 tax loan schemes has indicated that in all...
The Consumer Council has reiterated its support for the early implementation of the proposed mandatory labelling scheme of nutrition information for prepackaged food. The Council has just completed a market survey as a follow-up to two previous tests...
A local company has made claims that it could guarantee to secure for Hong Kong motorists cross-border licences to drive in the mainland. 20 consumers took the company's word for it and together shelled out a total of $89,170 for a service which the...
For the protection of your children, using any child car seat that meets approved standard is better than using none at all. This advice was issued by the Consumer Council in light of a most recent test which found that most child car seats still...
Consumers are alerted to invalid prepaid international calling cards that may be on sale in the market. The Consumer Council strongly advised consumers and in particular visiting tourists and foreign domestic helpers to stay alert, and refrain from...
Consumer awareness and understanding of Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) schemes, three years into their implementation, is still at a low level across the board. This could seriously affect, for over two millions of the working population in Hong...
Health reminder and useful tips to safe barbecue The barbecue season is in full swing as the weather gets cooler. The Consumer Council has this timely health reminder to the habitual consumers of barbecued food. According to the American Institute...
New market survey on Plasma TV to help consumers choose The Consumer Council has completed a new market survey of Plasma TV sets covering 41 models varying in screen size from 32" to 63" and in price from $25,000 to $168,000. The survey, the second...