More than 6 million Hongkongers to receive HK$5,000 in first phase of e-voucher scheme from April 7
- Finance minister Paul Chan says AlipayHK, Tap & Go or WeChat Pay HK users to receive first half of e-voucher worth HK$5,000 in one instalment
- Octopus users to receive e-voucher in two payments of HK$4,000 and HK$1,000, with second instalment to be disbursed as early as June 16
More than 6.3 million Hongkongers will receive the first half of this year’s consumption vouchers worth HK$5,000 (US$638) each from April 7, the city’s financial chief has revealed.
“The first batch of the consumption vouchers will be issued on April 7 with an effective period of seven months until October 31,” he said.
Eligible residents using AlipayHK, Tap & Go or WeChat Pay HK as their designated digital payment platform for the handout will receive the HK$5,000 in one instalment, he said.
Alipay is operated by Ant Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding, which owns the South China Morning Post.
Meanwhile, residents who opted to use Octopus as their payment platform would receive the voucher in two allocations of HK$4,000 and HK$1,000, Chan said, with the second instalment to be disbursed as early as June 16.
