Last year, the government offered to promote electronic money to market stalls under the FEHD and provided a lump-sum subsidy of $5,000 to attract market stalls to adopt electronic payments.
Last year, reporters visited the Hung Hom or To Kwa Wan markets under the FEHD. At that time, some merchants were unwilling to accept electronic payments.
However, in order to meet the business opportunities of electronic consumer coupons, most of the stalls in Hung Hom Market and To Kwa Wan Market last Thursday (July 29) have been affixed with QR codes for customers to pay.
A stall owner also revealed that the stall area was too large, but WeChat Pay HK only provided a QR code sticker. Later, he applied for more QR code sticker but there was no response.
A file owner also revealed that the application for the Octopus machine encountered obstacles, and it has not been installed since it was approved in June.
""It (Octopus) has many people applying."
In addition, some citizens use WeChat Pay HK to pay and praise it for more discounts than AlipayHK, so they will also choose to receive electronic coupons.
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In September last year, the reporter visited To Kwa Wan Market and Hung Hom Market. At that time, almost all the stalls did not have Octopus cash registers or QR codes of AlipayHK and Wechat Pay HK installed.
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Most stall vendors in To Kwa Wan Market did not accept electronic payments last year
In September last year, the reporter visited To Kwa Wan Market and Hung Hom Market. Almost all stalls did not have Octopus cash registers or QR codes for AlipayHK and WeChat Pay HK. All pork stalls and fish stalls even indicated that they would not be installed. , For example, the application process is troublesome and will not be charged in the future.
However, almost a year later, almost all the stalls on the basement level of To Kwa Wan Market have installed electronic payment collection tools, mainly WeChat Pay HK, followed by Alipay HK and Octopus.
Nearly a year later, market stall owners have changed their attitudes towards installing electronic payment tools, and many merchants have already posted full QR codes.
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No response to QR code application
However, some vendors revealed that they encountered obstacles in applying for a QR code or Octopus machine.
Among them, the owner of the Heji restaurant with five stalls said that WeChat Pay HK only provides one QR code sticker, so that customers have to wait in line when they request to pay with a QR code at the same time.
He pointed out that in early July, he once again applied for 4 QR code stickers from WeChat Pay HK, but he has not received any response so far.
He also pointed out that there are fewer customers using AlipayHK to pay, and WeChat Pay HK is the main choice. Several to more than 10 customers choose electronic payment every day.
When asked why he didn't install an Octopus cash register, he said, "Install WeChat first, make a lot of waste, open more accounts."
Application for Octopus cash register in June has not been arranged so far
The owner of Hung Kee Restaurant, Mr. Chen, pointed out that WeChat Pay HK has been selected by the most customers. He applied for a cash register from Octopus last month, but has not yet been arranged for installation, but he is not worried about missing business opportunities.
"It (Octopus) has a lot of people applying, but I don’t want to use it urgently."
Chen estimates that because WeChat Pay offers the most discounts, "shaking a few more mosquitoes", it is very popular with housewives.
He also pointed out that although the batch of payment tools will charge a handling fee next year, due to the outbreak of the epidemic and the encouragement of electronic consumer vouchers, they will continue to use it.
"The public should get used to it. They may not accept it in the past and future generations. However, according to the trend of the family, they start to learn at the age of the first time. Every day, some people ask if they want to dress up."
Customer Ms. Chen uses Wechat Pay HK to buy food and praises the convenience of electronic payment, no need to look for renewal.
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Customers praised the convenience of electronic payment
The customer, Ms. Chen, uses WeChat Pay HK to buy food and praises the convenience of electronic payment and no need to redeem it. “You don’t have to look for money when you buy fish or meat. Use it if you have it.” She pointed out that the market began to popularize electronic payments a few months ago. , I started contacting WeChat Pay HK at that time, thinking that there are more discounts than AlipayHK, and I can exchange multiple cash coupons with stamps, so I will also choose I to receive electronic consumer coupons.
Tsz Wan Shan Market is not much different after a year
Tsz Wan Shan was the hardest hit area of the third wave of the epidemic last year. The Tsz Wan Shan Market, managed by the Jianhua Group under Link, also accepts electronic payments, including Octopus, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay HK, etc.
At that time, a shopkeeper told reporters that although the cash register has been turned on for a long time, it is not used by the public throughout the day. "There is a switch on but it is not used by people. It is always difficult to do business because of the high cash. Don't want to catch customers." Some residents pointed out. The residents of Tszyunshan are mainly elderly, so they don’t know how to use electronic payment.
After nearly a year, the reporter went to Ciyunshan Market to observe the use of electronic payment before the distribution of electronic consumer vouchers last Friday (30th), and found that there was little difference from last year. Residents still insisted on using cash.
Among them, Ms. Li said that she would use Octopus to receive consumer coupons, criticizing the other three electronic payment platforms for being complicated and difficult to use, and not suitable for elderly people with weak memory. Collecting the whole family’s consumption coupons to buy money, I think that the amount of 5,000 yuan is not enough to buy food every day.
Some market stalls refuse to pay electronically
Ms. Yang, the owner of Mrs. Fish Meat, pointed out that, in addition to cash, customers on many electronic platforms mainly use WeChat Pay HK to pay. There will be a business volume of 5,000 yuan during the peak period, and about dozens of people pay through WeChat Pay HK.
She also pointed out that since the epidemic eased, people have gone out to eat and their businesses have been affected. Therefore, they hope that the distribution of consumer vouchers will stimulate the economy again. I will wait and see."
Although Jianhua Group provides electronic payment cash registers to stall vendors, there are also fruit stall owners who "definitely" emphasize that they will not use the cash register and believe that there is no need to welcome the business opportunity of consumer coupons.
"Don't accept it! If you have a coupon, don't accept it, troublesome! Even if I don't accept it, there is a business." The clerk is also worried that when using the cash register, if the amount entered is wrong, the customer's money will be mistakenly collected.
"If you receive less, you have to vomit it out. If you receive more, don't know how to calculate it."
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