Consumer Council and DSE patrol supermarkets, drugstores and other retail outlets to check products supply
The Consumer Council and DSE pay close attention to the supply and prices of daily necessities after typhoon leaves.
The Council and DSE send out its staff to patrol supermarkets, drugstores and other retail outlets today to check the supply and stock of canned food, noodles, bottled water, etc. The current supply and prices of these products are stable.
The Council will strengthen its patrol work these few days and send out suggestions to businesses if necessary, any illegal or irregular situation will also be reported to the enforcing department for follow-up.
Since typhoon signal was hoisted, the Council had kept close contact with supermarkets, convenience stores, and drugstores to grasp the supply situation of all kinds of daily necessities, suggestions or assistance will be given to businesses if necessary to alleviate the possible impact of residents' daily lives after the typhoon.
The Consumer Council calls on all local businesses again to maintain stable supply and prices of all daily necessities products, price gouging is forbidden and punishable by law.
Businesses may contact the Council or other departments should they require assistance regarding sources of products or other aspects, the Council urges all local businesses to maintain the principle of doing business with integrity to help maintain the normal order of the local market.
Consumer Council’s “WhatsApp hotline” 62980886 is now available for consumers to report any illegal acts of retailers, including price gouging, hoarding of products, selling of soaked food and beverage products, restaurants charging differently from menu prices, or selling of bundled goods. Consumers may report using the hotline to assist the Council and other department to stop such illegal acts.
Consumer Council hotline: 8988 9315.