【Consumption Coupon Phase 2 Consumer Coupon Enquiry/Eligible Spending/PayMe /BoC Pay/Octopus/Alipay HK Alipay/WeChat Pay/Tap & Go】The 2nd Phase of Electronic Coupon Phase 2 will be held on Saturday (October 1st). ), Octopus consumers who have accumulated a total of not less than $4,000 of "qualified spending" on or before November 30 can tap their cards on December 16 to receive the final $1,000 consumption coupons.
However, according to past experience, many citizens complained to Octopus for failing to collect the mantissa, and their blind spot was that the accumulated total amount of "qualified consumption" did not meet the standard, or their consumption included items that were not "qualified consumption".
How to check "qualified consumption", how to check data with physical card, and what "qualified consumption" and "non-qualified consumption" are, all in one article.
▼The market situation of the first round of issuance of the second phase of consumer coupons 2022 on August 7▼
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To collect consumption coupons with Octopus, $5000 will be distributed in three installments. The first installment of $2000 will be issued on August 7, the second installment of $2000 will be distributed on Saturday, that is, in the early morning of October 1. As for the last $1000, the earliest date is December 16. Pick up the card.
However, if you want to pick up the mantissa, you need to accumulate a total of not less than 4,000 yuan before the specified date to meet the standard.
4 ways to check the total eligible spending:
1. Octopus Coupon Inquiry Website
Check the eligible spending amount with one click (only need to fill in the Octopus number)
2. Use the Octopus app to tap the card directly to check
Android phone with NFC function, iPhone 7 and iPhone with iOS 13 or above, dedicated Octopus card reader
3. "Octopus Service Stations" in MTR stations and shopping malls
4. Octopus Hotline 2969 5500
▼Octopus "Non-Eligible Spending" Inquiry▼
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What is a non-qualifying consumption?
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Government charges (e.g. taxes, fines, licence fees, tolls, parking meters)
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Utility charges (i.e. water, electricity, gas)
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Public body charges (e.g. Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society)
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Educational expenses (i.e. fees for primary and secondary schools offering local and non-local curriculum, and for universities funded by the University Grants Committee)
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Purchase financial products or services (such as insurance)
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Donations (including charitable, religious and political organizations)
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Shopping directly from non-local merchants (including local purchases through non-local online platforms)
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Person-to-person (P2P) payments
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exchange for cash
What is Qualifying Spend?
According to official information, the types of transactions that are counted into the accumulated total of "Qualified Spending" include brick-and-mortar and online stores of local retail, catering and service merchants, such as retail stores, market stalls, department stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, Restaurants, fast food restaurants, coffee shops, entertainment facilities, beauty salons, public transportation, taxis and parking lots, etc.
Octopus will launch a simplified version of the App for the elderly later, with larger and clearer fonts
Octopus announced earlier that the public can enter the Octopus number of the registered consumption voucher and the last 8 digits of the registration reference number of the consumption voucher on the Octopus Coupon Scheme website to check the transaction details of "ineligible consumption".
At the same time, a simplified version of the Octopus App will be launched later, allowing the public to access relevant information more quickly.
Members of the public who have registered the Octopus of their relatives and friends to their personal App or tap the card can also check it at any time.
At that time, when the user opens the homepage of the app, a prompt to switch to the simple layout will appear, and the font is larger and clearer than the current one.
Even if the Octopus is not registered in the App, you can check the relevant records through the tap function in the App.
▼The second issue of $5000 coupon Q&A▼
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▼In the early morning of April 7th, citizens took Octopus cards to receive consumption coupons▼
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When will the second issue of consumer coupons 2022 be distributed?
October 1, 2022
What does the "Non-Eligible Spending" of the coupons include?
Government charges, utility charges (i.e. water, electricity, gas), public agency charges (e.g. Hospital Authority, Hong Kong Housing Authority, Hong Kong Housing Society), cash exchange, etc.