About 3 million Hong Kong citizens who collected the first consumption voucher via Octopus on Aug. 1 and whose cumulative total "eligible spending" has reached HK$4,000 by the end of November will receive the remaining HK$1,000 voucher on December 16, a government spokesman said today (Dec. 13).
They will also successively receive SMS notifications on the disbursement on that day. The relevant people may collect the vouchers by tapping the card at the subsidy collection points of the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, designated convenience stores and supermarkets, Octopus service points or via the Octopus mobile app.
According to the consumption voucher disbursement arrangement, people collecting the vouchers via Octopus whose "eligible spending" reached HK$4,000 within the fourth to seventh month after the first voucher was disbursed will have the last HK$1,000 voucher disbursed on the 16th day of the following month after the target was achieved.
In other words, for people who received the first voucher through Octopus on August 1, even if their cumulative total "eligible spending" did not reach $4,000 by the end of November (i.e. four months after the first voucher disbursement), they still have time to spend with the vouchers. As long as their cumulative total "eligible spending" reaches the target by the end of February next year (i.e. seven months after the first voucher disbursement), they may still receive the last HK$1,000 voucher on March 16 next year.
Meanwhile, the spokesman reminded people who received the first and second vouchers respectively on Aug. and Oct. 1 via AlipayHK, Tap & Go or WeChat Pay HK that the validity period of their vouchers will expire concurrently on Dec. 31. The unused voucher value will automatically become invalid after the expiry date.
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