Elderly woman allegedly pressured into spending HK$100,000 on beauty products

Hong Kong customs is investigating whether an 88-year-old was pressured into spending HK$100,000 (US$12,750) on beauty products at an outlet linked to a company already accused of aggressive sales tactics. In a social media post on Saturday, a woman surnamed Ng wrote that her mother was targeted during a three-hour ordeal in April at the Avinichi booth in the Wing On department store in Sheung Wan. The allegations are the latest in a string of complaints over Hong Kong’s beauty product sector...

By Connor Mycroft