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Announcement of Survey Findings: “HK Public Knowledge of Health Supplements”

20 Oct 2008

 

You are therefore cordially invited to attend the event with details below:

Date： October 22, 2008  (Wednesday) 

Time： 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Venue：Imperial Room I, Mezzanine Floor Towers Wing, The Royal Pacific Hotel, 33 Canton Road, China Hong Kong City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon

In recent year, the purchase of health supplements becomes increasingly popular in Hong Kong due to people's growing consciousness towards personal health care. Government.f plements are not rteal Advertisement Ordinance. en hte ing desrie  To further understand the health supplements market in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Health Food Association commissioned The University of Hong Kong Social Sciences Research Centre to collect opinions from at least 1,000 Hong Kong people via telephone interviews.

The key findings include:

• Estimating the market penetration and purchasing pattern of health supplements in Hong Kong
• Regulation on health supplement is generally overlooked by the public
• Safety and quality are critical factors in determining the choice of health supplements
• Precise and accurate information labeling for health supplements is generally supported by the public

Speakers：　

1. Ms Angela Lau, President, the Hong Kong Health Food Association
Angela Lau is the President of Nu Skin Enterprises Hong Kong and Macau and the President of the Direct Selling Association of Hong Kong.   Besides, in order to promote the development of the health food industry and increase the public awareness of healthy lifestyle, Ms Lau, together with other health food companies established the Hong Kong Health Food Association in April 2005 and Ms Lau was elected as the Founding President of the Association.

2. Ms. Linda Cho, Centre Manager, Social Sciences Research Centre, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

For reply and enquiries please contact Social Sciences Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong

Ms. Tammi Lee                                      Mr. Kelvin Ng
Telephone : 3921 2618/ 6077 8291          Telephone: 3921 2628 / 9152 0133
E-mail : tammi@ssrc.hku.hk                     E-mail: kelvin@ssrc.hku.hk