MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1990
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GOVERNOR VISITS CONSUMER COUNCIL
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ONE
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS SERVICE IS
OF THE MOST VISIBLE AND SERVICES OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL. IT AIMS AT RESOLVING COMPLAINTS
SIR DAVID MONITORING FOR UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES, THE GOVERNOR, WILSON WAS TOLD TODAY (MONDAY).
DURING A VISIT TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON, SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED ON THE COUNCIL'S WORK AND FUNCTIONS BY ITS CHAIRMAN, MR MARTIN LEE.
THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD THAT THE COUNCIL RECEIVED ABOUT 9,000 COMPLAINTS A YEAR.
IN THE PAST 16 YEARS, THE COUNCIL HAD PUBLICISED THE MORE THAN 50 SHOPS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN USING SHARP BUSINESS A MEASURE WHICH HAD PROVED EFFECTIVE IN DISCOURAGING THEM.
NAMES OF PRACTICES,
THE COUNCIL'S ADVICE SERVICE RECEIVED 10,000 ENQUIRIES IN 1976, ITS FIRST YEAR OF OPERATION.
100,000 ENQUIRIES
IT RECEIVED ALMOST INCREASE WHICH DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF THE PEOPLE.
LAST SERVICE
YEAR, A 10-FOLD ΤΟ HONG KONG
CONSIDERABLE TIME THE COUNCIL ALSO DEVOTED TESTING CONSUMER PRODUCTS TO PROVIDE UNBIASED CONSUMERS, THE GOVERNOR WAS TOLD.
INFORMATION
AND EXPENSE TO TO
THE
COUNCIL'S STRATEGY FOR MR MARTIN LEE EXPLAINED THAT THE
CONTINUE KEEPING FUTURE WOULD BE TO
A CLOSE WATCH FOR UNETHICAL PRACTICES, BUSINESS
TAKING PROMPT ACTION AGAINST THEM WHENEVER
IN THE PITFALLS
THE MARKET REQUIRED AND REMINDING CONSUMERS ABOUT PLACE.
SAVE WATER CAMPAIGN TO HIGHLIGHT LEAKAGE DETECTION
CAMPAIGN EARLY
NEXT AS A
INSTALLATION
PUBLICITY THE GOVERNMENT IS TO LAUNCH A
IN PLUMBING YEAR HIGHLIGHTING LEAKAGE DETECTION SUPPLEMENT TO AN ON-GOING PUBLIC APPEAL TO SAVE WATER.
WATER
EXERCISES LAUNCHED BY THE THE CAMPAIGN IS ONE OF THE
OF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT TO REMIND THE CONSUMERS
THE DIRECTOR OF FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR PLUMBING INSTALLATIONS, WATER SUPPLIES, MR WONG KWOK-LAI SAID. THIS (MONDAY) EVENING.
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