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- 2021.06.16
Marginal Improvement in Hong Kong’s Sustainable Consumption Behaviour 5 Years Apart Tripartite Effort from Government, Businesses and Consumers Crucial for Translating Beliefs into Embracing Sustainable Consumption for a Happy Life
Along with the global population growth, over-consumption patterns have exacerbated the depletion of our planet’s resources, environmental pollution, and climate change. Humans might consequently reap what they have sown. Recent years have seen the...
- 2021.06.15
90% of Canned Cat Food Failed to Meet International Recommended Levels for Minerals or Amino Acids Misfeeding of “Complementary Pet Food” May Cause Malnutrition or Serious Health Risks
Pet owners often feed their cats wet food to increase their water intake and to maintain a balanced diet. The Consumer Council tested 22 models of canned or pouched wet food mainly intended for cats and found that the mineral or amino acid contents...
- 2021.06.15
Carb-Reducing Performance of Low-Carb Rice Cookers Doubtful Control the Serving Size Rather than Count on Low-Carb Rice
As consumers are increasingly conscious about the benefits of a healthy diet, low-carb rice cookers have become a popular household appliance in recent years due to their claims of cooking rice with a lower carbohydrate content than that of...
- 2021.06.15
Check Staycation Terms and Limitations Before Booking Call on Hotels to Strengthen Contingency Measures for COVID-19 Cases
As citizens cannot travel abroad due to the epidemic, the ‘staycation’ trend has been on the rise, where people vacation at local hotels instead. While a broad range of hotel promotions were found in the market to attract customers, the Consumer...
- 2021.06.15
Huge Discrepancies in Costs and Delivery Time of Consolidated Shipping Services Beware of the Catch in Shipping Cost Calculation and Claiming Compensations
As online shopping has become the new normal recently, consumers flocked to overseas websites to purchase their favourite products. Consolidated delivery services thus emerged to cater for the shipping need to Hong Kong. Service providers also...
- 2021.06.15
Nearly Half of Antiperspirants Exhibited Unsatisfactory Efficacy Beware of Residual Stains on Clothes to Avoid Embarrassment
The hot summers in Hong Kong often leave people drenched in sweat. Many people, therefore, use antiperspirants and deodorants to reduce perspiration or body odour. The Consumer Council tested 11 antiperspirants and deodorants and the results showed...
- 2021.05.31
Consumer Council supports the Government’s vaccination leave arrangement
The Consumer Council announced today (31 May) that, in response to the Government’s vaccination leave arrangement for government employees, the Council would introduce vaccination leave for all Council full-time employees, including staff on...
- 2021.05.17
5G Network Not Up to Expected Speed Service Providers Urged to Improve Unclear Sales Information and Poor Service Brought More Dissatisfaction
In the wake of technological development, the fifth generation (5G) mobile technology has significantly boosted data transmission speed. Since last year, many telecommunication service providers had started to introduce 5G service plans. However,...