Q&A on Advertising in Hong Kong
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Check out this Q&A on Advertising in Hong Kong by Eugene Low and Charmaine Kwong from Hogan Lovells which considers:
- the framework regulating the advertising industry; the rules and standards required for substantiating advertising claims and for making disclosures;
- whether freedom of speech/expression rights affect the regulation of advertising;
- the complaints procedure; regulations on advertising methods (such as product placement, native advertising, subliminal advertising, outdoor advertising, and bait advertising);
- regulations on advertising content (including rules on false and misleading advertising, comparative advertising, testimonials and endorsements, and whether ads can create a contract between the advertiser and buyer of the product advertised);
- industry-specific regulations;
- restrictions on advertising to children;
- intellectual property right protections; and
- protections on the use of people in advertisements.