The government announced earlier that starting February 27 next year, it will extend the 2 yuan ride concession to citizens aged 60 to 64, and they can apply for redemption of "Le You Cards" in batches from August 2.
When the Director of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare Law Chi Kwong Jin (16) attended the Legislative Council's Subcommittee on Silver Card Related Matters, he was asked whether he could reduce the time for card replacement and increase the place for receiving and sending physical forms.
Luo said that to reduce the time for card replacement, the authorities must avoid confusion. At present, more than 330 locations have distributed physical application forms. "Postboxes are so convenient." He believes that there is no need to set up additional places such as MTR stations and housing estate offices.
A member of the Legislative Council pointed out at the meeting that people aged 60 to 64 may not know how to submit applications in the Octopus app, and mailing is complicated. It is recommended to consider sending and receiving forms at MTR stations.
Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the application for the "Le You Card" is easier than applying for electronic consumer vouchers. In addition, people aged 60 to 64 should not have much difficulty in processing applications electronically. At present, more than 330 places have distributed forms. The mailboxes are so convenient." I doubt that the more form distribution points are added, the easier it is to waste application forms.
As for whether the authorities can expedite the application process for Le Yo Card, Luo said that applications from people born in 1957 will now be accepted in August. People born in one more year each month can apply. If the application period for each year is shortened by 7 days, the message It will be quite confusing.
The authorities also need to ensure that the card can be issued within 4 weeks after the application is submitted, and that it has to process about 100,000 applications every month and cannot be too aggressive.
From February 27 next year, people aged 60 or above can enjoy a 2 yuan car discount.
(Profile picture)
Conceptually, the Leyo Card can replace the Senior Card
This time the discount has also been extended to trams. Guo Weiqiang from the Federation of Trade Unions is concerned that the price of trams is cheaper. It is only a few cents cheaper for a 2 yuan ride, which is still not good for trams. If different transportation means charge differently, the policy will become complicated and need to be discussed later.
Regarding whether the Leyo Card can replace the elderly card in the future, Luo Zhiguang believes that conceptually, Leyo Card can indeed replace the function of the elderly card. However, there are 1.4 million elderly people aged 65 or above, twice the number of people aged 60 to 64. The government Depending on the experience of the first round of applying for a new card, the card replacement arrangement for the elderly will be announced early next year. It is also believed that the application for elderly people aged 65 or above will be slow and it is difficult to agree on when everyone can complete the card replacement.
Members are worried that the 2 yuan ride concession will be abused.
(Profile picture)
Luo Zhiguang: Privacy and cost must also be considered to prevent abuse
The abuse of the $2 ride concession has always been criticized and has also caused the government's financial burden.
Luo Zhiguang said that the name and photo are printed on the Leyo Card. The design is easy to identify the user's identity, which means that all government benefits have the opportunity to be abused. It is necessary to think about how to reduce it appropriately, but it must also be balanced with privacy and cost issues.
He said that if you want to keep the water from leaking, you can connect to the system and confirm the user with facial recognition when anyone uses the Leyo Card. However, it is difficult to balance the investment and privacy of the entire system.
2 yuan ride concession｜Minibus drivers complain about serious abuse and complain about not checking the passenger's ID 2 yuan ride concession｜Members scolded the plan for failing to solve the problem of “short rides on long trains” and advocated a timely review of the happy card｜60-year-old seniors 2.27 next year You can enjoy a RMB 2 ride discount. Five tips for applying for a $2 ride discount｜Eligible age down to 60 years old must use the "Le You Card" personal Octopus 2 yuan ride concession｜Dab survey: more than six adults support implementation and then promote Unemployment assistance subsidy of 2 yuan ride concessions | The government "no fare increase" in the next five years, but indicates that it will review
