A man touches his wallet to an Octopus stored-value card reader as he exits a mass transit railway (MTR) station in Hong Kong on Aug 5, 2010. (ED JONES / AFP)
HONG KONG - Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said on Sunday that about 6.3 million eligible persons will receive consumption vouchers under the 2022 Consumption Voucher Scheme (CVS) on April 7.
Chan said that all of those who successfully registered under the CVS last year will receive the new round of vouchers, according to a government statement issued on Sunday morning.
Vouchers collected via Octopus will be disbursed in two instalments. People may start to collect the first HK$4,000 voucher by tapping their card on April 7 at the Subsidy Collection Points of the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, designated convenience stores and supermarkets, and Octopus Service Points
People using accounts of AlipayHK, Tap & Go or WeChat Pay HK will get a HK$5,000 ($638) voucher that will expire on Oct 31.
Vouchers collected via Octopus will be disbursed in two instalments. People may start to collect the first HK$4,000 voucher by tapping their card on April 7 at the Subsidy Collection Points of the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, designated convenience stores and supermarkets, and Octopus Service Points. They may also use the Octopus mobile app.
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Due to the current stored value limit of Octopus cards, people will not not able to collect more than HK$3,000 when tapping their cards for the first time. The remaining value can be collected by tapping the card again after the stored value of the Octopus card is lowered.
If the recipient’s total "eligible spending" has reached HK$4,000 between May to October, the last HK$1,000 voucher will be disbursed on the 16th day of the following month.
The recipient’s "eligible spending" has to reach HK$4,000 by end October so that he could collect the last voucher on November 16.
Noting that the pandemic situation in the city remained severe, the government reminded members of the public that the vouchers are valid for seven months so there is no urgency to go out and splurge.
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There is also no need to rush for Octopus card users since they may use the Octopus mobile app to collect the vouchers, the government added.
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