Applications for the 10,000 yuan "Temporary Unemployment Support" scheme launched by the government began on the 23rd of last month and ended at 11:59 pm today (12th).
The authorities have set up five service centers to assist applicants in filling out the forms. Among them, the service center in Mong Kok has processed at least 30 applications at about 10:30 this morning, and applicants are also entering and leaving the center.
Some citizens said that they lost their jobs a month ago. Yesterday (11th), they were 30 days old. They came to the center to apply today.
Yesterday applicants queued up to the lift lobby
Before 10:30 this morning, the Mong Kok Service Center had processed applications for the "Temporary Unemployment Support" scheme for at least 30 applicants, and more than a dozen citizens were submitting applications in the center.
The reporter stayed at the center for about two or three hours, and saw citizens entering and leaving the center one after another. Occasionally, several citizens had to queue outside the center to enter the center.
A staff member at the scene said that the flow of people today was less than yesterday, and that the queue outside the door yesterday had to line up to the elevator lobby.
He went on to point out that the center handles an average of 300 applications a day, and today's appointments are full, but will try their best to handle those who come the day before without an appointment.
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Ms. Chen is engaged in the catering industry. She said that she lost her job last month and was unemployed for 30 days yesterday. She is eligible to apply for temporary unemployment support of 10,000 yuan, so she came to the center this morning to submit an application.
Another citizen, Mr. Chen, who used to be a part-time driver, has also just been unemployed for 30 days.
He said that since the outbreak of the epidemic, the employer's business has been affected, and the number of working days is only 10 days a month, and he earns 200 to 300 yuan a day.
He said that "the elderly make less money", and he spends about 5,000 yuan per month, half of which is dependent on income and the other half is subsidized by savings.
But the epidemic lasted for more than two years, and his employer had earlier decided to close his business and return his vehicles to the dealership, leaving him unemployed.
He said that there were no major difficulties in the application process, and he hoped that 10,000 yuan would be approved to help with his living.
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Mr. Li, who is in the retail industry, said that he had submitted an application online earlier, but failed to submit all the documents, so he came to the center for help.
Mr. Li explained that under the epidemic situation, he was asked by the company to suspend pay without pay. Although he has submitted MPF documents online as proof, because his industry is not a business in restricted premises, he has to submit a self-report, "I believe many people I can't figure it out, the instructions on the Internet are so vague, and I have to write multiple documents to complete the (MPF) documents. I really can't fill it out, and I don't even want to go on it."
Mr. Li continued to point out that he and his wife have two children who are still studying. The monthly household expenditure is 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. In the past, he and his wife went out to work to support the family.
He admitted that his wife's work is also affected by the epidemic. Both couples have applied, hoping to receive support at the same time. "Two people have 20,000, which is enough to last for an extra month."
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