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Street Market Vendor and Licensed Hawker Contactless Payment Subsidy Scheme applications close this Wednesday

2021-06-28T18:00:16.817Z


The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has earlier promoted the second round of non-contact payment subsidy program in public markets through the "Anti-epidemic Fund" and expanded the beneficiaries to licensed hawkers. The plan will be this Wednesday (30th) afternoon. Deadline at 5 o'clock


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Written by: District Licheng

2021-06-28 16:48

Last update date: 2021-06-28 16:48

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has earlier promoted the second round of non-contact payment subsidy program in public markets through the "Anti-epidemic Fund" and expanded the beneficiaries to licensed hawkers. The plan will be this Wednesday (30th) afternoon. Applications are closed at 5:00, and the FEHD reminds eligible public market stall tenants and licensed hawkers to submit their applications before the deadline.

The Department provides a one-time subsidy of 5,000

The second round of the funding scheme will accept applications from April 30. It will provide a one-time subsidy of $5,000 for each eligible stall tenant and licensed hawker in the public markets under the FEHD, including cooked food kiosks, centers or markets , Used to pay for the initial installation fees and services and other charges for providing customers with at least one contactless payment method, and the relevant contactless payment method must be approved by a licensed bank or stored-value payment instrument licensee supervised by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority , Or debit and credit card plan processing.

According to the department, tenants and licensed hawkers must submit an application to the FEHD and obtain approval in principle before signing a service contract with a service provider regarding the provision of at least one contactless payment method. A 2-year valid service contract.

The FEHD will conduct inspections to ensure that subsidies will be issued after the relevant installations have been completed.

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FEHD: Reduce the risk of spreading the virus

A spokesperson for the FEHD reiterated that the use of contactless payments can reduce cash transactions, thereby enhancing public health and reducing the risk of spreading the virus.

A spokesperson for the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department called on eligible public market stall tenants and licensed hawkers to actively participate in the project.

Stall tenants and licensed hawkers interested in applying for subsidies can obtain application forms from the district environmental hygiene offices of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, and submit their applications by 5 pm on June 30.

At present, in addition to credit card debits, Octopus, WeChat, Alipay, Payme, and Take-and-Go rewards have become common electronic payment modes used by vendors.

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