[2022 second round of consumption vouchers for the elderly and elderly products] The period, usage and restrictions of electronic consumption vouchers in the second half of 2022

Can the second phase of the 2022 electronic consumer voucher of $5,000 be used to purchase supplies for the elderly?

There is finally news for the second issue of consumer coupons! Financial Secretary Paul Chan held a press conference on June 13 to announce the details of the second phase of this year's consumer voucher scheme.

In addition to the 4 collection platforms announced earlier, 2 new stored value payment tools will be added this time. You can continue to use the original platform as needed, or "transfer" to another platform to receive the second phase of consumer coupons.

The government also recently stated that applications for the second phase of consumer coupons will be accepted from June 23 to July 23 , and will be distributed as soon as August 7 .

BoC Pay and PayMe have been added as coupon collection platforms for the second phase of consumer coupons. At that time, citizens can also "transfer" to another payment platform to receive coupons. For details, please refer to the paragraph of the coupon distribution schedule.

Different payment platforms have different methods of receiving coupons, please refer to the relevant paragraphs. As for the way of distributing Octopus, please refer to the paragraph about the way of distributing Octopus Vouchers in this article.

Take a look at the lazy bag of the second phase of the electronic consumption voucher, and read the issuance date, usage method, expiration date, usage restrictions and merchant list of the second phase of the consumption voucher in one article, as well as the application qualification and registration method of the consumption voucher, and attach the latest consumption voucher Offers.

2022 Registration Dates for the Second Phase of Consumption Vouchers

Citizens who have registered for consumption vouchers last year, if they choose to continue to use the existing payment platform to receive consumption vouchers, can receive the second phase of consumption vouchers directly through the payment platform on which they registered to receive consumption vouchers on August 7.

As for newly qualified persons who apply for consumption vouchers for the first time, they need to register during the period from June 23 to July 23, 2022 , and HK$10,000 consumption vouchers will be distributed directly after successful registration.

Reference link: The official new round of consumption voucher plan page

The latest news: A new round of consumer vouchers for the budget, available as soon as August 7th.

When will the second batch of consumer coupons be distributed? Issue date of the second phase of consumer coupons

Registered citizens can change the payment tool for receiving vouchers in the second phase. The government announced on May 1, 2022 that in addition to the previous 4 payment platforms, the second phase of consumption vouchers will add 2 new platforms for citizens to choose from, respectively. For BoC Pay and PayMe .

In other words, citizens can choose one of six platforms, choose the previously used platform or switch to a new platform. It is expected that PayMe and Boc Pay will also launch coupons to attract customers.

In addition, the government announced that it will start accepting applications for the second phase of consumer vouchers on June 23, and will distribute them on August 7. As for the expiration date of the consumer vouchers, it depends on whether the eligible person is a new registrant or not, which one to use Payment platform.

1. Former Qualified Person

Chen Maobo pointed out at the press conference that the first phase of consumer vouchers encountered the fifth wave of the epidemic, which severely hit the social economy. Therefore, it was decided to issue consumer vouchers at one time. However, the current epidemic situation has declined slightly. Many, so the six collection platforms will be issued in installments.

Regardless of the platform, the second phase of consumer coupons will be issued in stages starting from August 7th. For the first time, you can receive the first phase of $2,000. If you use a collection platform other than Octopus, you can receive the remaining $3,000 on October 1. 2023 expires on 28th.

If you receive it by Octopus, you have to divide it into three installments. After receiving $2,000 on October 1, and spending $4,000 in total, you can receive the final third installment of $1,000 coupons on the 16th of the next month, no later than March 31, 2023 You must spend $4,000 to get the last coupon.

2. New Qualified Persons

Those who newly register to receive $10,000 vouchers will be distributed in 3 installments. The first two installments will be on August 7th and October 1st respectively, with $3,000 in each installment, and the last installment of $4,000 will be issued on December 1st.

If you choose to collect by Octopus, it will be distributed in 4 installments. The first 3 installments will be distributed on August 7, October 1 and December 1 respectively, with $3,000 for each installment . The final installment of $1,000 will be issued on the 16th of the month following the accumulated eligible spending of $9,000. Coupons have a validity period of 6 to 10 months, and the consumption of $9,000 must be reached by May 31 at the latest.

2022 2nd Phase Consumer Voucher Application Qualifications

Voucher Eligible Person

• Be 18 years old or older on or before June 13, 2022
• Hong Kong permanent residents or new arrivals
• Those who have the conditions to become Hong Kong permanent residents can get half-full fee coupons, such as professionals coming to Hong Kong, people who are going to study, entrepreneurs, professionals
• Persons who are not leaving Hong Kong permanently or intend to leave Hong Kong permanently

How to determine whether there is an intention to leave Hong Kong permanently?

• Long-term departure from Hong Kong without special reasons from 18 June 2019 to 12 June 2022
• Whether to apply for early withdrawal of MPF on the grounds of permanent departure from Hong Kong
• Whether the identity card is issued by Hong Kong
• Other evidence or information showing that the applicant intends to leave Hong Kong permanently

Can CSSA recipients apply?

• Regardless of whether you have applied for or are receiving other subsidy assistance, you can also apply.

Can bankrupts apply?

• Bankrupts can apply if they meet the scheme's eligibility criteria.
• However, note that under the Bankruptcy Ordinance, an undischarged bankrupt is required to regularly report to the trustee details of any property he/she has acquired during bankruptcy, and the trustee may claim the property by written notice.

Coupon age limit?

• As long as the applicant is a Hong Kong resident and at least 18 years old at the time of the voucher program, he can apply for and receive a voucher.

Will new arrivals receive $10,000?

• If new arrivals meet the eligibility criteria of the program, they can also receive HK$10,000 consumption coupons.

2022 New Registration Details for the Second Batch of Consumer Vouchers

Definition of 18-year-old for new registration in the second phase of consumer coupons

According to the government announcement, applicants must be 18 years old on or before June 13, 2022 to apply for consumer vouchers.

Applicable e-wallet platforms

The second phase of consumer coupons in 2022 will be issued through one of the following electronic stored value payment tools.

1. Alipay Hong Kong (Alipay HK)
2. Octopus
3. Tap & Go
4. WeChat Pay HK
5. PayMe
6. BoC Pay

Change the voucher registration platform

Registered citizens can change the payment tool for receiving coupons in the second phase, and transfer to the collection platform for registration on June 23. However, it should be noted that it can only be changed once , and once confirmed, it cannot be changed again.

Coupon Registration Inquiry

Members of the public may call the coupon hotline at 185 000 for inquiries.

2022 Second Phase of Consumption Coupon Transfer Platform Arrangement

Choose to use the original payment platform to receive the second phase of consumption coupons

Registered citizens can decide whether to change the registration platform when applying for the second phase of consumer coupons. If citizens choose to continue to use the existing payment platform to receive coupons, citizens do not need to go through any registration procedures , and the coupons will be automatically deposited into the relevant payment platform after the authorities verify the information.

Select "Transfer" to receive the second phase of consumption coupons

If eligible citizens choose to "transfer" to receive vouchers through another payment platform, they need to go through the electronic registration platform on the website of the voucher program or through a government- designated service center from June 23 to July 23. Relevant procedures "transfer" to receive the second phase of consumption coupons.

If citizens choose to complete the "transfer" procedures online, they can verify their identity by answering the security questions of the existing registration records, and log in to the electronic registration platform to submit an application for changing the registration records. Citizens can also use "iAM Smart" for identity verification to complete relevant procedures. According to the government, members of the public will receive the results within a week of submitting their applications to change their registration records.

It should be noted that once the applicant successfully "transfers" to a certain payment platform to receive the voucher, it cannot be changed again . Therefore, eligible citizens are advised to slowly compare various payment platforms before choosing whether to transfer.

"Transfer" requires attention to detail

The second phase of consumer coupons can continue to be collected by Alipay Hong Kong, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK. In order to provide citizens with more choices, 2 new operators of stored value tools will be added this time, including BoC Pay and PayMe from HSBC .

However, it should be noted that Bank of China (Hong Kong) BoC Pay and HSBC PayMe are limited to transactions with merchants, excluding individual user transfers. It does not belong to the scope of application of consumption coupons. If you fail to use the consumption coupons for shopping, it will directly affect the time for everyone to receive the second phase of consumption coupons!

At the press conference, Chen Maobo encouraged everyone to "transfer", because he believed that the operators would introduce more discounts to "grab customers" , and it would also make the development of electronic payment in Hong Kong wider, wider and deeper. If the citizen wants to continue to use the collection platform registered earlier, the citizen does not need to do anything , and can collect it when the time is up;

However, if you want to "transfer" or become a new qualified person, you can register from June 23 to July 23. Citizens can log in to the online registration platform to transfer, enter their ID card number and answer 3 security questions, and then You can choose a new collection platform ; at the same time, the government will also set up 8 temporary service centers to facilitate the transfer of citizens in person. Wang Xueling, Director of the Tax Policy Group, reminded the public that the "transfer" procedure can only be done once , so they should consider carefully before registering.

New Arrangement: People who have not been in Hong Kong in the past 2 years will not be issued consumption vouchers

The press conference also specifically mentioned the new qualifications for receiving the second phase of consumer vouchers. This time, Hong Kong residents who are not new arrivals but have the conditions to become permanent residents are eligible to receive consumer vouchers. Chen Maobo According to the new conditions, professionals or entrepreneurs who come to Hong Kong through different plans, and people who come to Hong Kong for further studies will be issued half-price consumption coupons.

In addition, Chen Maobo pointed out that after hearing the opinions of the citizens, citizens who have already immigrated should not be issued consumption coupons. Therefore, they will consider whether citizens have left Hong Kong for a long time without specific reasons between June 18, 2019 and yesterday. If they want to study abroad, or Citizens sent by the company to work in other places can use it as a reasonable reason to be eligible to receive consumer vouchers, otherwise they will be regarded as unqualified persons. The eligibility of citizens leaving Hong Kong will be checked with the Immigration Department and the MPFA.

The distribution schedule and deadline of the second phase of consumer coupons

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The remaining HK$1,000 of Octopus Voucher will be released

The remaining HK$1,000 issuance time of the third phase of Octopus Vouchers (applicable to those who have registered for Vouchers)

The remaining HK$1,000 issuance period of the fourth batch of Octopus Vouchers (applicable to those who newly register for Vouchers)