WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1989
STEP TOWARDS BETTER PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS
CLAUSES BILL
1989 IS
A PIECE
OF
THE CONTROL OF EXEMPTION LEGISLATION WHICH WILL ENABLE HONG KONG TO MOVE ONE STEP FORWARD TO THE HON HENRIETTA PROVIDE BETTER PROTECTION IN LAW TO CONSUMERS. DR IP SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY WEDNESDAY).
BILL. DR IP SAID THE SPEAKING IN THE RESUMED DEBATE ON THE LEGISLATION WAS TECHNICAL AND COMPLEX, AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE PUBLICITY BY THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN IMPLEMENTED.
WIDEST
GROUP WHICH STUDIED THE HAD MADE REFERENCE TO RELEVANT WHEN SCRUTINISING THE BILL, AND ADMINISTRATION FROM INTERESTED
AS THE CONVENER OF THE LEGCO AD HOC BILL. DR IP SAID THE AD HOC LEGISLATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ALSO CONSIDERED SUBMISSIONS
ORGANISATIONS.
GROUP
ΤΟ THE
UNDER
ONE OF THE KEY ISSUES CONSIDERED BY THE AD HOC
AFFORDED TO CONSUMERS ARBITRATION CLAUSES.
PROTECTION
DR IP SAID THE PROVISIONS WERE
THE CONSUMER ΤΟ PROTECTION AGREEMENTS ACT 1988.
THE BILL PROPOSED
NOT THAN THE
CLEAR AND UK CONSUMER ARBITRATION
THE PROVISIONS
GROUP WAS THE IN THE
ACCORDED LESS
WOULD
BE
HAD HE
TO PROVIDED
то GIVEN WRITTEN
A
THAT PROTECTION
CONSUMER IN THAT HE WAS NOT BOUND BY A CONTRACT TERM REQUIRING HIM
то ARBITRATION UNLESS DIFFERENCE SUBMIT A CONSENT "AFTER THE DIFFERENCES HAVE ARTSEN".
IN COMPARISON.
THE
UK ACT ONLY DEPRIVED THE CONSUMER
WRITING TO THE IN
OF ENFORCEMENT IN QUESTION HAVE ARISEN".
OF
THE
PROTECTION IF HE CONSENTED ARBITRATION CLAUSE "AFTER THE DIFFERENCES
GROUP HAD SUGGESTED THAT DR 1P SAID THE AD HOC SHOULD BE AMENDED ACCORDINGLY ALONG THE LINES OF THE UK ACT.
THE CLAUSE
HOC GROUP WAS PARTICULARLY SHE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE AD CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROPOSED EXCLUSION OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS FROM THE HAD ALL ALONG BEEN AN AREA OF PROVISIONS AS INSURANCE CONTRACTS CONSIDERABLE DISPUTE BETWEEN INSURERS AND THE INSURED.
THE VIEW THAT SHE SAID THAT THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION WAS OF LEGISLATIVE CONTROL SHOULD BE APPLIED TO INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
HOWEVER.
THE
ADMINISTRATION
SUGGESTED THAT AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE INSURANCE SELF-REGULATION SYSTEM WOULD BE A BETTER
THE AND THAT
PROPOSED CONTRACT LAW THAN LEGISLATION.
SELF-REGULATION OF THE INDUSTRY WOULD BE FINALISED FOR IN MID-1990.
FOR
PACKAGE IMPLEMENTATION
/ALTHOUGH THE