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Written by: Kwong Yueting
2020-09-22 17:10
Last update date: 2020-09-22 18:40
When the Hong Kong government announced the launch of the second phase of the employment insurance plan, it pointed out that after applying for the second phase of subsidies, it should provide customers with discounts from September to November, and provide supermarket coupons to disadvantaged groups and non-governmental organizations to help People who need to buy daily necessities.
PARKnSHOP, a subsidiary of the Watsons Group, stated that it has applied for the second phase of the Employment Guarantee Program and will distribute 200 yuan in cash food stamps per person to low-income families, the elderly and the disabled. It is estimated that more than 200,000 people will benefit.
As for whether the price of the product will be adjusted, the spokesperson said that there is no supplement.
There is no need to apply for cash food vouchers. 20 social welfare organizations will begin in early October to assess the needs of their service targets and distribute cash food vouchers to those in need on behalf of Parklane.
PARKnSHOP will continue to cooperate with different social welfare organizations to distribute cash food vouchers to those in need.
Ni Wenling, Chief Operating Officer of Watsons Group and Chief Executive Officer of Watsons (Asia and Europe), said that the total value of the above food stamps exceeds 40 million yuan. Under the epidemic, the unemployment rate has soared, and the livelihoods of grassroots citizens have been greatly affected. People and families in urgent need affected by the epidemic.
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