Letting punishment fit the crime
GUANGZHOU: Five lawyers in Guangzhou have submitted a proposal to the National People's Congress (NPC) to amend the Law on the Protection of Consumers' Rights and Interests.
"We have suggested introducing the measure of punitive damages into the law of China. We hope worse punishments for counterfeit makers can stop fake products damaging people's health," said Chen Beiyuan, a senior lawyer with the Guangdong Bohao Law Firm and one of the five who initiated the proposal. It was delivered to the NPC on Wednesday.
4 June 2006