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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1993
CONSULTATION STARTS ON CONSUMER PROTECTION BILLS
BILLS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS STARTED ITS CONSULTATION ON THREE
RECEIVED CONSUMER PROTECTION AND IT HOPES THAT COMMENTS WILL BE RELEVANT ORGANISATIONS BY EARLY DECEMBER, THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE INDUSTRY, MR T H CHAU, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
A MERT-THE-MEDIA
то SESSION HE WAS SPEAKING AT
DETAIL PROPOSALS ON CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY ADDRESS.
MR CHAU SAID THE GOVERNMENT INTENDED TO INTRODUCE THE BILLS THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF NEXT YEAR.
THE
CONSULTATION PAPERS ON THE
SALE OF
ON
FROM
AND
THE
ΤΟ
GOODS (AMENDMENT) BILL, AND THE UNCONSCIONABLE SUPPLY OF SERVICES (IMPLIED TERMS) BILL
SATURDAY TO PROFESSIONAL CONTRACTS BILL WERE SENT OUT LAST
BODIES, COMMERCE, IMPORTERS TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATONS AND CHAMBERS OF AND EXPORTERS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORT COMPANIES, FOR COMMENT.
COMPLETED
MR CHAU ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY
THE CONSULTATION ON ANOTHER PIECE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LEGISLATION,
NOW AND WAS
FINALISING THE DRAFT FOR CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY BILL, INTRODUCTION TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
BY
HELP WILL
ENHANCE THE DISPARITY IN ECONOMIC CONSUMER AND THE BIG
"UPON ENACTMENT, THESE BILLS TOGETHER
THE REDRESSING PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS STRENGTH AND RESOURCES BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUAL SELLER," MR CHAU SAID.
CONSUMER GOODS SAFETY HE EXPLAINED THAT THE OBJECTIVE OF THE
CONSUMER GOODS TO ENSURE BILL WAS TO IMPOSE A DUTY ON SUPPLIERS OF THAT THE GOODS THEY SUPPLIED IN HONG KONG WERE SAFE.
CLEARLY HE SOLD то REJECT EXAMINE
"THE SALE OF GOODS (AMENDMENT) BILL SEEKS TO STIPULATE THAT A SELLER OF GOODS HAS THE DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE GOODS ARE OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY AND THAT A BUYER HAS THE RIGHT DEFECTIVE GOODS UNLESS HE HAD HAD A REASONABLE OPPORTUNITY TO THE GOODS," HE SAID.
BILL WOULD REQUIRE A THE SUPPLY OF SERVICES (IMPLIED TERMS)
SERVICE WITH REASONABLE CARE SUPPLIER OF SERVICES TO CARRY OUT HIS AND SKILL AND WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, HE NOTED.
BILL, SEEKS ΤΟ TERMS IN
THE FOURTH BILL, THE UNCONSCIONABLE CONTRACTS EMPOWER THE COURT TO STRIKE DOWN AND REWRITE UNCONSCIONABLE CONSUMER CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF GOODS AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES, HE SAID.
THE
IN ADDITION TO THESE LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES, MR CHAU SAID
CONSUMER COUNCIL GOVERNMENT WAS GOING TO ALLOCATE $10 MILLION TO THE TO ENABLE IT TO ESTABLISH A CONSUMER REPRESENTATIVE ACTION FUND.
TO IN THIS CONNECTION, $1 MILLION WILL BE GIVEN TO THE COUNCIL
MODE OF OPERATION OF COMMISSION LEGAL CONSULTANCIES TO DRAW UP THE THE FUND AND TO STUDY OTHER RELATED CONSUMER MATTERS.
AN ADDITIONAL STUDIES IN
FURTHERMORE, THE COUNCIL WOULD BE PROVIDED WITH
SECTOR-SPECIFIC $3.5 MILLION FOR IT TO CONTINUE WITH ITS COMPETITION, HE ADDED.