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Test uncovers electrical safety deficiencies in soybean milk makers Imagine "brewing" a hot cup of fresh, delicious and nutritious soybean milk in the comfort of home. And, these days, it is within your easy reach - with the help of an automatic...
Mrs Pamela CHAN WONG-Shui Chief Executive Consumer CouncilI. INTRODUCTION 1. I was asked to speak on ' Delivering Consumer Expectations'. I can summarize my thoughts on this topic with one sentence - to offer consumers the best price, product...
Precautions on use of floor lamps A Consumer Council test has uncovered two major areas of concerns in the safety of some floor lamps. First, the tungsten halogen tubes fitted in some of the floor lamps could rise to a high temperature of over 700°C...
The Consumer Council wishes to issue the following to put the record straight in view of recent comments with regard to its supermarket price surveys: Price Surveys The Consumer Council carries out surveys, on a regular and longitudinal basis, to...
Efficacy and desirability of use of water filters come under scrutiny Hong Kong may enjoy reputedly one of the safest water supplies in the world, but this does not seem to deter consumers from installing water filters to the taps in the household....
Wet markets are in danger of gradual decline which could have serious implications to consumers in the competitive choices of foodstuffs and household necessities in general and fresh produce in particular. This concern was raised by the Consumer...
Council calls for early implementation of mandatory nutrition labelling The Government is urged to implement mandatory nutrition labelling for all prepackaged food products as early as possible. The call was made by the Consumer Council in the light...
INTRODUCTION The Council welcomes the opportunity to provide comments to the Home Affairs Department in relation to proposed amendments to the Building Management Ordinance. The Council has received a number of complaints from the public regarding...