The Office of the Consumer Protection Board has published the notification regarding guideline on advertising claims in the Royal Gazette, now already effective. The details in the notification are in line with the draft notification, including provisions on the characteristics of statements that can be used in advertising and guidelines, methods, and conditions for citing facts from reports, research results, statistics, and certification from institutions or agencies. Read more…
New consumer protection regulations for the hire purchase of cars and motorcycles to replace the previous regulations issued in 2018 have been issued. The new regulations will take effect on 10 January 2023 and will apply to contracts made from 10 January 2023 onwards. The new regulations apply to the hire purchase of a car or motorcycle for an individual and for personal use only, and not for transportation for commercial or business purposes. Our…
For consumer protection, the draft regulations on advertising discounts were opened for a public hearing at the end of last year. These draft regulations define ‘Unfair advertisements’ and stipulate requirements in relation to contents when advertising discounts. In addition, they specify minimum conditions to meet, e.g. text, etc. for each media category. Read more…
In response to more diversified media and channels for advertising, the Office of the Consumer Protection Board has deemed it necessary to step up its efforts to protect consumers. In this article, we discuss the potential regulatory development that business operators should be aware of concerning the use of advertising that presents unsubstantiated claims or statements that are difficult to prove true. Read more…