Hong Kong, China

The Consumer Council has published a series of competition studies on Hong Kong. They include -

1. "Are Hong Kong Depositors Fairly Treated?", February 1994.
   


2. "Report on the Supermarket Industry in Hong Kong", November 1994.
3. "Assessing Competition in the Domestic Water Heating and Cooking Fuel Market", August 1995.
4. "Ensuring Competition in the Dynamic Television Broadcasting Marketing", January 1996.
5. "Achieving Competition in the Liberalised Telecommunications Market", January 1996.
6. "How Competitive is the Private Residential Property Market?", July 1996.
7. "Competition Policy : The Key to Hong Kong's Future Economic Success", November 1996.
8. "Car Parking in Private Residential Development", August 1997.
9. "Research Paper - The Practice of Resale Price Maintenance in Hong Kong", September 1997.
10. "Study of Market Practice in the Textbook Industry", March 1999.
11. "Study into the Supply of Soft Drink in Schools", June 1999.
12. "Standard Discount Arrangement in the Textbook Industry", June 1999.
13. "A Study of Motor Gasoline, Diesel and LPG Markets" September 1999.
14. "Report on Complaints against the Easy Pay System", August 2000.

1. "A Government Response to the Consumer Council Study on the Banking Sector", July 1994.
2. "A Government Response to the Consumer Council Study on the Supermarket Industry", May 1995.
3. "Government Response to the Consumer Council's Report on Assessing Competition in the Domestic Water Heating and Cooking Fuel Market", February 1996.
4. "Government Response to the Consumer Council's Report on Broadcasting ", July 1996.
5. "Government Response to the Consumer Council's Report on Achieving Competition in the Liberalised Telecommunications Market", September 1996.
6. "Government's Response to the Consumer Council's Report 'How Competitive is the Private Residential Property Market? '", May 1997.
7. "Competition Policy for Hong Kong", November 1997.

Since its establishment in December 1997, the Competition Policy Advisory Group (COMPAG) has studied the recommendations made by the Consumer Council and given advice to the relevant government bureaux and departments, to facilitate necessary follow-up actions by the bureaux and departments.

In addition, COMPAG publishes its work in a report annually. Since 1998, it has published the COMPAG Report 1998 and COMPAG Report 1999-2000.

Individuals wanting to purchase Consumer Council's reports can write to the Council directly; their address is 22/F, K. Wah Centre 191 Java Road, North Point, Hong Kong. The government responses can be obtained through the Economic Services Bureau, 2/F, Main Wing, Central Government Offices, Central, Hong Kong.

The COMPAG reports can be dowloaded from http://www.info.gov.hk/esb/refer/index.htm.