Delegation from Chinese Ministry of Industry and Commerce (SAIC)

A delegation from Chinese Ministry of Industry and Commerce (SAIC) visited Professor Christopher Hodges and Dr Ying Yu on 14-15 December 2015 to seek information on EU consumer ADR and ODR, and developments in UK consumer protection law.

Professor Christopher Hodges and Dr Ying Yu have been advising SAIC on consumer issues for a number of years, and have also delivered lectures for SAIC's training courses in both China and Europe.

The photo above shows, in front of the Christmas tree at Wolfson College, from the left, Mr. Shi Xinzhang, Division Director, Supervision Division, Advertisement Department, SAIC; Mr. Liu Wenfu, Counsel of the Enforcement Bureau of Anti-Monopoly and Anti-Unfair Competition, SAIC;  Mr. Huang Jianhua, Deputy Director of Consumer Protection Bureau of SAIC, Head of delegation; Professor Christopher Hodges; Richard Thompson, Principal Ombudsman and Quality Director, Financial Ombudsman Service, UK; Matthew Vickers, Deputy Chief Ombudsman, Ombudsman Services, UK; Dr Ying Yu, Wolfson College.