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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1994

EDUCATION IS BETTER SAFEGUARD FOR CONSUMER INTEREST

THERE

IS

NO SPECIFIC LEGISLATION MONITORING ADVERTISEMENTS ON TAX LOANS.

OR MEASURE

TARGETTED

AT

EXERCISING

IN THE

ON

AND CONSUMERS MUST SAFEGUARD THEIR OWN INTEREST BY GOOD CARE BEFORE TAKING A DECISION TO PROCURE THE GOODS OR SERVICE OFFER AND NOT RELYING SOLELY ON THE WORDINGS OR DESCRIPTIONS ADVERTISEMENTS.

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, MR TAM WING-PONG, IN A REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU WAH-SUM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN

MR TAM SAID ADVERTISEMENT WAS USED BY ADVERTISERS TO DRAW PUBIC RENDERED ATTENTION TO THE FAVOURABLE ASPECTS OF THE GOODS OR SERVICES TO PROMOTE SALE.

"IT

IS NOT

POSSIBLE, THEREFORE,

TO EXPECT

COMPLETE AND

COMPLETELY PRECISE OR OBJECTIVE INFORMATION IN AN ADVERTISEMENT."

THAT THE

ΤΟ HELP CONSUMER

HE SAID CONSUMER EDUCATION WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT

ADDING THE SAFEGUARDING

INTERESTS OF CONSUMERS, COUNCIL HAS BEEN DOING A VERY USEFUL JOB HERE.

IN

ON THE QUESTION OF TAX LOANS, FOR INSTANCE, THE COUNCIL HAS

ARTICLES PUBLISHED JANUARY

1991 1989 AND IN FEBRUARY PUBLICATION "CHOICE" ANALYSING THE MATTER TO THE PUBLIC.

HE SAID A FURTHER ARTICLE ON THE SUBJECT WOULD BE PUBLISHED THE NEXT ISSUE OF "CHOICE".

IN

ITS

IN

MEASURES TAKEN TO EASE CONGESTION AT IMMIGRATION POINTS

THE

* * * *

WILL GOVERNMENT

INCREASE THE MANPOWER

FACILITIES AT BOTH LO WỰ BORDER AND KAI TAK AIRPORT TO EASE CONGESTION LATER THIS YEAR.

SECRETARY

FOR

AND

INSTALL

NEW

PASSENGER

MR SECURITY,

ALISTAIR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

THIS WAS STATED BY THE ASPREY, IN A REPLY TO THE HON MOSES CHENG IN THE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SUCH MEASURES INCLUDE:

# TO ADD

IMMIGRATION POSTS AT LO 70 BRINGING THE TOTAL COUNTER STAFF TO MORE THAN 300;

LATER WU

THIS YEAR,

WU,

WILL

WITH

WITH 46 STAFF, TO

DEAL

TO REINFORCE LO WU AND KAI

* TO ADD A MAJOR EXTENSION TO THE EXISTING TERMINAL AT LO

NEXT YEAR, AND WHICH IS

TO COME INTO OPERATION DUE INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNTERS BY 72 TO A TOTAL OF 160, AN EXTRA 70 POSTS;

* TO SET UP AN IMMIGRATION TASK FORCE,

WITH SPECIAL

INVESTIGATIONS, AND

TAK DURING BUSY PERIODS; AND

/*TO INSTALL

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