REFORMING CONSUMER PROTECTION IN HONG KONG: HOW TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT CONSUMERS?

In some areas of public regulation of consumer law, Hong Kong has put in place controls on safety and unfair commercial practices modelled on modern rules inspired by the United Kingdom and/or the European Union. However, the influence of the EU has also moved the UK's private law of consumer protection far beyond the rules Hong Kong inherited. Further reforms are urgently needed to bring Hong Kong's consumer law up to the high levels enjoyed in the UK. This paper seeks to initiate discussion about the future of consumer protection law in Hong Kong and calls for consideration of reform to the existing legal framework.