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- 2018.01.15
The CNY Cleanup Price Hike Is On – Household Cleaning Services Prices with Multiple Surcharges and in Different Scopes
The Consumer Council reserves all its right (including copyright) in respect of CHOICE magazine and Online CHOICE. Chinese New Year is approaching and it's time again to give the home the big yearend cleanup, with many turning to the service of...
- 2018.01.15
Thermal Underwear Test: Thermal Retention Value Variations by More than a Double, Sweat Wicking and Quick Drying Performance in Nearly Half the Samples Unsatisfactory
To beat the bitter winter cold, consumers have shown a growing preference for thermal underwear of synthetic fibres that are lighter and more airy, offering warmth and comfort, to pure wool or cotton or other thick heavy apparels. The Consumer...
- 2017.12.14
Delayed Vaccinations Triggering Steep Rise in Complaints by 16 Times Be on the Alert for Being Misled into Needless Medical Check-Ups
Consumers are getting more and more health-conscious, and they are splurging on preventive medical services, despite their high costs, such as preventive vaccination and health checks. But rising demand has also sent complaints under this category...
- 2017.12.14
Prices of Masks Vary over 100 Times – Bacterial Filtration Efficiency of 2 Samples Lagging behind Basic Barrier Protection Level
The 2003 SARS brought the issue of public hygiene into instant public prominence, that wearing masks can reduce the spread of droplet-transmissible diseases, for example seasonal influenza. It is, however, hard to differentiate a mask of good quality...
- 2017.12.14
Service Charges for Recruiting Foreign Domestic Helpers Could Vary to over One-fold – Qualifications Verification the Responsibility of Agencies
With more than 350,000 foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, and growing demand for their service from other countries, finding a suitable domestic helper of your choice is by no means easy, and has indeed led to many a consumer dispute. The...
- 2017.12.14
Thermo Ventilators Test: Significant Variation in Clothes Drying and Room Heating Efficacies – Drying Time Varied with a Maximum of 9 Hours
Thermo ventilators have found a big market in Hong Kong’s small bathrooms. Besides room heating and ventilation, the device because of its very compact size is also being promoted for clothes drying in the bathroom which is often the case in Hong...
- 2017.12.14
Vast Variation in Credit Card Air Mileage Rewards with Restrictions Attached – Consumers Urged to Choose with Care
Earning air mileage rewards for free flight travel through credit card spending becomes very popular among consumers. Many card issuers have capitalized on this consumer desire by offering to launch a variety of flight awards, and teaming up with...
- 2017.11.28
Unleashing Competition in the Personalised Point-to-Point Car Transport Service Market – Introducing Legislation to Embrace E-hailing services and Enhance Consumer Welfares
Technological advances have disrupted many a traditional business model globally. The rapid emergence of E-hailing services, riding the wave of a burgeoning “sharing economy,” has triggered major market disruption to the traditional taxi...