WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1989
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ENGLISH CONSUMER MAGAZINE ADVOCATED
THE
MONTHLY
MAGAZINE
COUNCIL CONSUMER
"CHOICE" WITH A THOSE CIRCULATION OF 46,400 COPIES SHOULD BE PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH FOR
MARTIN LEE SAID IN THE CONSUMERS WHO DO NOT READ CHINESE. THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY),
1987-88,
UNDER
TABLING THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL FOR MR LEE WHO IS CHAIRMAN OF THE COUNCIL SAID THAT DURING THE YEAR REVIEW. THE COUNCIL HAD PUBLISHED ITS FIRST ENGLISH "CHOICE BUYING GUIDE 1988" WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER THE MAJOR TESTS AND SURVEY REPORTS FROM THE THE CHOICE MAGAZINE.
VERSION ENTITLED IN ONE VOLUME ALL PRECEDING 12 ISSUES OF
ENGLISH
READING
THE CHOICE BUYING GUIDE
"THIS PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR AMONG CONSUMERS. AND VERY RECENTLY, WE PUBLISHED 1989, HE SAID,
-
IT MIGHT
SOON PUBLISH ALL MR LEE SAID HE HOPED THAT THE COUNCIL COULD ITS MAGAZINES IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH BECAUSE HE BELIEVED THAT
ΤΟ PROVIDE EVEN THOUGH THEY WAS A SERVICE WHICH THEY OUGHT SUSTAIN A LOSS IN DOING SO.
WAS WHAT CONSUMER STRESSING THAT JUSTICE IN THE MARKET-PLACE
SAID THAT. REGRETTABLY, IT OFTEN PROTECTION WAS ALL ABOUT. MR LEE
PRINT OF THE TOOK QUITE A LONG TIME BEFORE THE PUBLIC COULD SEE THE COUNCIL'S WORK.
CITING THE REVAMPED TRAVEL
AGENTS ORDINANCE AS AN
MR LEE SAID THAT THE REPORT GAVE A VIVID ACCOUNT OF THE
PROCESS OF THE MADE BY THE COUNCIL IN THE LEGISLATIVE THIS ORDINANCE, BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL NOW THAT THEY WERE WITNESS ITS EFFECT.
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EXAMPLE. CONTRIBUTION AMENDMENTS TO BEGINNING TO
IS THE AMENDMENTS TO THE *ANOTHER EXAMPLE
MONEY CHANGERS
(DISCLOSURE OF RATES, CHARGES AND
ORDINANCE. THE COMMISSIONS)
MONTH, BUT, AMENDMENTS WERE PASSED INTO LAW ONLY LAST
THE CONSUMER HE NOTED. COUNCIL HAD BEEN PRESSING FOR CHANGE FOR SOME YEARS,
וי
TO TURNING TO THE REPORT ITSELF, MR LEE HIGHLIGHTED THE "RIGHT
SAID HE WAS GLAD KNOW CAMPAIGN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED LAST YEAR, AND
HAD CAMPAIGN
BEEN IMMENSELY SUCCESSFUL THAT THE
VERY WITH,
"IF CONSUMERS TODAY STILL UNAWARE OF THE CAMPAIGN'S SLOGAN : MORE, YOU GET MORE".
FEW
YOU
ASK
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