Cooling Off Proposals Leave Lawmakers Cold
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2019-01-28 HKT 19:07
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Lawmakers on Monday questioned the effectiveness of a proposal to introduce a mandatory cooling-off period for beauty and fitness sector purchases.
A three-month public consultation on the issue is currently under way.
Under the plan, the cooling-off period would only apply to contracts signed for beauty or fitness services, involving a pre-payment of HK$3,000 or more.
But lawmakers at a Legco economic development panel meeting questioned whether the proposal would be effective in tackling unfair trade practices.
The Federation of Trade Unions' Alice Mak and the Democratic Party's Andrew Wan both pointed out that the proposal does not cover online transactions, or businesses like timeshare sales.
But in reply, Commerce and Economic Development Secretary Edward Yau said he believes the HK$3,000 threshold is reasonable, as the amounts involved in complaints in the past support this.
He said the decision to focus on the beauty and fitness industries was because these were the two sectors which have generated the most complaints.
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