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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1990

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MORE POWER FOR CONSUMER COUNCIL URGED

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THE HON MARTIN LEE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) URGED THE GOVERNMENT HIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL COLLEAGUES TO SUPPORT HIS BID TO EXPAND ROLE OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL TO COVER FRANCHISED PUBLIC UTILITIES PUBLIC TRANSPORT.

COUNCIL ANNUAL

AND

THE

AND

TABLING THE CONSUMER

REPORT 1988-89 IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR LEE ALSO CALLED FOR SUPPORT TO IMPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSUMER COUNCIL ORDINANCE TO REFLECT THE IMPORTANT INVOLVEMENT OF THE COUNCIL BY PROVIDING IT WITH CLEAR POWER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND PROPERTY TRANSACTION MATTERS.

INDIVIDUAL

AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, MR LEE NOTED THAT CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY TRANSACTION MATTERS HAD OCCUPIED A THE COUNCIL'S RESOURCES IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH COMPLAINTS AND SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO RECURRING PROBLEMS FACED BUYERS.

CONSUMER BY FLAT

THE HE SAID THE EXPANSION OF

COUNCIL'S ROLE WAS AMONG THE

IN VARIOUS VIEWS

THE REVIEW OF THE COUNCIL'S JURISDICTIONS AND ΤΟ BETTER MEET ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS OF ITS WORK AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE CONSUMING PUBLIC.

TIME UNDERGO

"THE DECADE AHEAD PROMISES TO BE A TRYING AND CHALLENGING

MARKETPLACE IS EXPECTED TO FOR CONSUMER PROTECTION AS THE

** HE SAID. DYNAMIC CHANGES WHILST HONG KONG ADAPTS TO ITS NEW FUTURE,

"BUT WE BEAR A DUTY TO ENSURE THAT THE CONSUMER INDEED, THE QUALITY OF LIFE, WILL NOT BE UNDULY SACRIFICED.

SUCH "IT IS IN RECOGNITION OF OUR

RESPONSIBILITIES CONSUMER COUNCIL MUST STEP UP VIGILANCE OF A MARKETPLACE, A TO STUDY BUSINESS MONOPOLISTIC TENDENCIES AND PRACTICE HAS SET UP."

INTERESTS,

THAT THE COMMITTEE JUST BEEN

MR LEE NOTED THAT ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS OF CONSUMER

ENHANCE PROTECTION WAS TO

THE SELF-HELP

OF ABILITY

THE CONSUMER PRACTICES. THEREFORE, THE AGAINST MISLEADING AND EXPLOITATIVE TRADE

ΤΟ INTENSIFY ITS COUNCIL WOULD CONTINUE

EFFORT IN EDUCATING THE

CONSUMING PUBLIC.

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