Ensuring Employment | Consumer Council Huang Fengxian: The most practical way for supermarkets to distribute cash or food stamps to people in need

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Written by: Golden Chess

2020-09-28 09:20

Last update date: 2020-09-28 09:20

The new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Wellcome and ParknShop supermarkets have applied to the government for the second phase of the employment guarantee program. Both supermarkets will distribute cash coupons to people in need to give back to the public.

PARKnSHOP will hold another big draw; while Wellcome will freeze the prices of 300 products for half a year, but the government said that the frozen prices do not meet the conditions of the reward program.

The Director-General of the Consumer Council, Huang Fengxian, said that if a supermarket distributes cash or food stamps to people in need, it is believed that there is no dispute in the society, and it is the "most practical". He also pointed out that personnel have been sent to Wellcome to inspect, and simple visual inspection could not find all 300 items. Only about 100 items can be found.

As for the lottery held by PARKnSHOP, Huang described it as just "Everyone is happy." Supermarkets need to ensure system stability and other issues, otherwise "happy lottery will become grievance."

Huang Fengxian pointed out today on the TV and TV program "Millenniums" that if a supermarket distributes cash or food stamps to people in need, it is believed that there is no controversy in society and it is the "most practical".

As for the lottery held by PARKnSHOP, she described it as just "Everyone is happy." In the past, large-scale lotteries had many problems, such as the overload of the system, which made the public "happy lottery to become angry."

In addition, she also pointed out that supermarkets must pay attention to privacy issues; and many elderly people are interested in gift certificates, but they may not know how to go online to find someone to help, and they have the opportunity to use, steal information or ask for money to help register.

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The Consumer Council can only find more than a hundred frozen-priced goods

Regarding Wellcome’s announcement of freezing the prices of 300 products for half a year, Huang Fengxian criticized the very low transparency of details, including how to select products, whether they are their own brands, and popular products.

The Consumer Council has sent staff to inspect and visually inspect the frozen products, and found that most of them are their own brands. The Consumer Council also failed to find all 300 items, but only a hundred.

Huang also estimated that out of 100 items, only 3 were non-own brand, and he bluntly encouraged the public to buy them in disguise, affecting the market.

For example, she pointed out that supermarkets can consider a package of white rice that originally sold for more than 100 yuan, and the frozen price was not increased more than a year ago, and the public can save 20 to 30 yuan.

Huang emphasized that under the epidemic, supermarkets’ business has risen against the market, so they should have social responsibilities. They should not only consider the requirements of the employment protection plan. "You can do more."

Huang Fengxian said that he had sent personnel to Wellcome to inspect, and simple visual inspection could not find all 300 items.

(Profile picture/Photo by Huang Shuhui)

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The Legislative Council Member of the wholesale and retail sector, Shao Jiahui, explained that if the government requires supermarkets to reduce prices, they believe that supermarkets will pass on the costs to wholesalers, and downstream companies dare not refuse. Therefore, they have written to the government to avoid price reductions.

He pointed out that supermarkets currently freeze their own brand prices to reduce the impact on wholesalers, and at most only affect importers.

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