Hong Kong Government Excludes Emigrants from Voucher Scheme

Hong Kong Government Excludes Emigrants from Voucher Scheme
The UK government launched a fully digital process for Hong Kong BN(O) visa applicants with certain biometric passports to apply from a smartphone app, on Feb. 23, 2021. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
Julia Ye
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The Hong Kong government introduced the Consumption Voucher Scheme hoping to boost consumer demand, and to save its economy, which has been shaken by the Chinese Communist Party’s zero-Covid policy that Hong Kong followed.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced Phase II of the scheme on June 13. Hong Kong permanent residents aged 18 or above and non-permanent residents living in Hong Kong for work or study are eligible to receive $10,000 or $5,000 worth of vouchers, in installments, respectively.

Julia Ye
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Julia Ye is an Australian-based reporter who joined The Epoch Times in 2021. She mainly covers China-related issues and has been a reporter since 2003.
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