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Government to double-check the eligibility of residents to receive consumption voucher

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The government said it had sent text messages to several residents asking if they were still living in Hong Kong to confirm their eligibility for the vouchers.

Hong Kong permanent residents and new arrivals aged 18 or above will receive the second phase of the 2023 consumer voucher program worth HK$2,000 through six stored value facility accounts on July 16.


Residents who receive the text message will be asked to call a phone number within three days to follow the instructions in the text message, Chief Assistant Secretary of the Financial Services and Treasury Bureau, Ricky Chong Kwok-man, said on a radio program on Wednesday.


Call center staff will explain the eligibility check arrangements to people, he said, adding that people will not be asked to reveal personal information during the call.


Residents who are selected for the eligibility check will be required to submit supplementary documents to the voucher program secretariat by email or in person, Chong said.


Chong also said authorities would not disclose at this stage the number of residents selected for eligibility checks, saying only that about half of those selected had confirmed their eligibility.


It is understood that those who fail to conduct the qualification review within three days will lose their eligibility to receive coupons, but they can still contact the Secretariat to submit the documents required for the review to restore their eligibility to receive coupons.


政府將仔細審查居民領取消費券的資格


政府表示,已向多位居民發出短信,詢問他們是否仍在香港居住,以確認他們是否有資格領取消費券。


香港永久性居民及18歲或以上新來港人士將於7月16日透過六間儲值設施賬戶領取價值港幣2,000元的2023年第二期消費券計劃。


金融服務及庫務局首席助理秘書長莊國文週三在電台節目中表示,收到短信的居民將被要求在三天內按照短信中的指示撥打電話號碼。


他表示,呼叫中心的工作人員將向人們解釋資格檢查的安排,並補充說人們不會被要求在通話期間透露個人信息。


Chong說,被選中參加資格檢查的居民將被要求通過電子郵件或親自向消費券計劃秘書處提交補充文件。


Chong還表示,當局現階段不會透露被選中進行資格檢查的居民人數,只是說大約一半的被選中的人已經確認了他們的資格。


據了解,三天內未進行資格審核的,將失去領取消費券的資格,但仍可聯繫秘書處提交審核所需文件,恢復領取消費券的資格。

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