Ms Lee
'I received a telephone call on June 22 from an Easyfit telephone salesperson who said the company was recruiting people to be beauty ambassadors. The caller said the centre would offer a free slimming programme and I would become a beauty ambassador and get paid for it.'
She was told she had to pay HK$24,800 as a bond to ensure she would follow instructions and maintain a target weight. If she lost more weight, it would be refunded. 'They kept asking if I had a credit card and already had a contract prepared for me.'
She signed the contract and took out her credit card to pay. 'Once I signed, the woman grabbed the contract and refused to give it back.' The woman ran away and she followed her to another floor where she ended up grappling with seven or eight staff. She called police. A staff member at last agreed to give her a copy of the contract on condition she did not reveal its terms to anyone. She did not agree and left with police.
Easyfit public relations manager Kitty Mak said: 'If our staff really had attacked her, they would have been arrested. Our company has 20 years' experience in offering slimming services. We always give a copy of a signed contract to our clients.'
Police confirmed they were called to a beauty centre in Cameron Road on July 22 where a woman had signed a contract which she later did not agree with.