Electronic vouchers│4 payment platform selected Ye Liu questioned the lack of public bidding: it looks like a black box operation

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Written by: Wu Zhuoan

2021-04-13 20:10

Last update date: 2021-04-13 20:10

In this year’s Budget, the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo announced the issuance of $5,000 electronic consumer vouchers to the citizens of Hong Kong. It has recently been finalized to be handed over to Alipay, Octopus, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK to assist in the distribution. However, PayMe Hot down the stove".

The New Democrat Party Chairman Ip Liu Shuyi spoke at the Special Finance Committee meeting of the Legislative Council today (13), concerned about the government's criteria for selecting four payment tool vendors. There was no public tender during the questioning process. She said bluntly: "It is like a black box operation!" The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Xu Zhengyu, denied the relevant claims, saying that after the government announced the distribution of consumer vouchers, the bureau contacted the major payment tool operators to negotiate, emphasizing that the government's decision had taken into account the wide range, convenience, and reach of payment tools.

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Several establishment members asked about electronic consumer vouchers in the financial affairs section of the Special Finance Committee, but Xu Zhengyu pointed out that the team responsible for handling consumer vouchers will attend the meeting in a later session, and members will ask questions in the next session.

Ye Liu Shuyi "fired" in her speech, saying that the public was very concerned about the details of the issuance of consumer vouchers, and she was dissatisfied with Xu Zhengyu's refusal to answer. Whether there is an open tender, say bluntly: "It is like a black box operation!"

There are four payment tools for you to choose a contractor. You (the government) are just picking them out. Are there any open tenders?

That is like a black box operation.

You (Xu Zhengyu) answer.

New Democratic Party Chairman Ye Liu Shuyi

Does not include the credit card company Xu Zhengyu's explanation: it is not encouraged to borrow money

In response, Xu Zhengyu emphasized that he was not shirking responsibility. He pointed out that after the government announced the distribution of consumer coupons, the bureau contacted the major payment tool operators to negotiate, like a "blind date", emphasizing that the government's decision had taken into account the wide range, convenience, and contact of payment tools. .

Xu Zhengyu emphasized that these four contractors are not credit cards either, because the government does not want citizens to encourage borrowing, but encourages them to launder money.

Ye Liu continued to pay attention to the coverage of consumer vouchers. He pointed out that some market stalls, cart stalls, or payment tools such as Octopus were not used. He did not hope that only large merchants would benefit from consumer vouchers.

Xu Zhengyu agrees with Ye Liu's statement that the coverage of payment instruments is the key point, and the government will promote related measures in many ways.

Xu Zhengyu pointed out that after the government announced the distribution of consumer vouchers, the bureau contacted the major payment tool operators to negotiate, emphasizing that the government's decision took into account the wide range, convenience, and accessibility of the payment tools.

, (Data picture / photo by Lu Yiming)

Zhang Huafeng dissatisfied with the increase in stock tax and flower tax Xu Zhengyu: no sunset clause

After the Pakatan Harapan financial services member Zhang Huafeng is concerned about the increase in stamp duty on stocks, he asked whether the government will set a sunset clause for the increase in stamp duty, and reduce the stamp duty rate when the economy and the epidemic improve.

Xu Zhengyu emphasized that the government will not set a sunset clause, and that the market has digested the impact of the increase in stamp duty, and quoted the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo who has stated clearly that the government does not have "Plan B" on the tax stamp duty.

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