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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1986

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(C) IN ANY CONSUMER CONTRACT UNDER WHICH THE OWNERSHIP

OR POSSESSION OF GOODS PASSES, THE EXCLUSION OR RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY FOR BREACH OF THE TERMS THAT THE GOODS WILL CORRESPOND WITH THE DESCRIPTION OR SAMPLE OR WILL BE OF MERCHANTABLE QUALITY OR FIT FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

ALL OTHER TERMS AND NOTICES IN TRANSACTIONS THAT WOULD BE CONTROLLED WOULD BE INEFFECTIVE ONLY IF THEY WERE HELD TO BE UNREASONABLE. WHETHER A TERM WAS REASONABLE WOULD DEPEND ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES KNOWN TO THE PARTIES WHEN THE CONTRACT WAS MADE. IN DECIDING WHETHER IT WAS REASONABLE TO INCLUDE AN EXEMPTION CLAUSE IN THE CONTRACT THE COURT WOULD HAVE REGARD TO A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE RELATIVE STRENGTH OF THE BARGAINING POSITION OF THE PARTIES AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE

LANGUAGE IN W HE CONTRACT IS EXPRESSED, GIVEN THAT THE

OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF THE POPULATION IN HONG KONG IS NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING.

COPIES OF THE REPORT, PUBLISHED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, ON SALE AT $25 EACH AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

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COMMENTS ON THE REPORT ARE WELCOMED AND SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG.

COPIES OF LEGCO TRIBUTES AVAILABLE TOMORROW *****

COPIES OF THE STATEMENTS OF TRIBUTE TO THE LATE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, MADE BY THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, AND SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL,

WILL BE MISS LYDIA DUNN, AT A COUNCIL MEETING YESTERDAY MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC TOMORROW (FRIDAY).

A TOTAL OF 6 000 COPIES IN ENGLISH AND 7 000 COPIES IN CHINESE HAVE BEEN PRINTED.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY OBTAIN THE PUBLICATION FROM THE OMELCO OFFICE AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING, AND FROM THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN CONNAUGHT PLACE FROM TOMORROW AFTERNOON. COPIES WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE AT ALL DISTRICT OFFICES FROM NEXT MONDAY,

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