27/08/2026
接受《南華早報》採訪,講解涉及高壓銷售手法的美容院在《商品說明條例》下的潛在罪責。 如美容院使用使用騷擾、威迫手段或施加不當影響 (harassment, coercion or undue influence) ,例如在強行拿走客戶的信用卡進行交易,屬於典型的威迫手段。
// 1. Paid to escape? You can still report it
Lawyers say sales encounters without any physical contact can still amount to an offence, as courts could rule that a consumer’s freedom of choice was “significantly impaired” in such scenarios.
Lawyer Eric Chan Pak-ho said “undue influence” under the law means exploiting one’s position of power over the consumer to apply pressure, without needing to use or threaten physical force.
2. Card snatched or held? That’s likely an offence
Chan described this as a “classic case” of an aggressive commercial practice.
He said snatching a customer’s credit card to conduct a transaction and holding on to a customer’s card after they decline to purchase were typical examples of coercion and undue influence under the ordinance.
3. Products applied without consent: not always illegal, but can count
This act may not breach the law, but lawyers say it can contribute to an overall assessment of whether an aggressive commercial practice occurred.
Chan added that such conduct could also increase the culpability of a prosecuted firm. //
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