The government's 5,000 yuan electronic consumer voucher can be used to pay for public transportation. Alipay, WeChat Pay, etc. must be paid by scanning a QR code.
At present, the MTR, some buses and minibus routes provide QR code payment systems. The Secretary for Transportation and Housing, Chen Fan, said in response to the Legislative Council’s question that the usage rate of QR code payment was only It accounts for 0.2% to 0.5%, and it is used by less than 4 million people in a total of half a year.
There are about 91 green minibus lines for passengers to use QR codes to pay for their fares.
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MTR launched a QR code payment service last year. KMB Long Win, NWFB and Citybus have also joined in successively, and 91 green minibus lines have QR code systems.
However, in response to the question from the Legislative Council, the Transport and Housing Bureau stated that in the first half of this year, the use rate of QR code payment was only 0.5% on railways, franchised buses and green minibuses, and only 0.2% on ferries. For a total of 6 months, the usage rate was only about 0.5%. Used by 3.98 million people.
At present, except for QR codes, some buses have accepted credit card payment. MTR is expected to replace and upgrade the gates in stations in phases from 2022. Passengers are expected to use credit cards to pay for the bus from 2023.
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Fan Chen: Studying the inclusion of other electronic payment systems in the transportation subsidy scheme
At present, using the QR code to ride the bus does not enjoy the government transportation subsidy scheme, nor does it enjoy the binary discount for the elderly. The Transportation and Housing Bureau stated that it will discuss with the operator to incorporate the applicable electronic payment system into the public transportation subsidy scheme as soon as possible However, if the elderly want to take a two-dollar ride, they must use the "Le Yo Card" to facilitate inspections by public transport operators and deter unqualified passengers from abuse.
The gates where QR codes can be provided will be marked with a purple notice for color identification.
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