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DC reform meetings held

The Government held exchange meetings on the theme of improving the district governance system and reforming the District Councils (DCs) at the Central Government Offices today.   Over 80 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) and Hong Kong SAR members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) were there to exchange views on improving the district governance system and supporting the District Council election.   Chief Executive John Lee noted that it is the first major citywide election after improving the district governance system and reforming the DCs, and is of particular significance.   He said it also marks the final mile for the full implementation of the principle of “patriots administering Hong Kong” in the district governance structure.   The Chief Executive also noted that the election is of great significance to the good governance and the long-term st
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Launch of consumption vouchers

(To watch the full press conference with sign language interpretation, click here.)   The Government said today that the Consumption Voucher Scheme, announced in the 2021-22 Budget, is open for registration from July 4 to August 14 and the $5,000 will be disbursed in up to three instalments.   Hong Kong permanent residents and new arrivals aged 18 or above residing in Hong Kong can register for the vouchers.   The vouchers should be used at local retail, catering and service outlets or their online platforms, but cannot be used on government or public utility payments, study fees, financial products or donations.   Unveiling the scheme’s details this afternoon, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said: “The whole idea is to give the people of Hong Kong these vouchers for them to spend so as to also revive our economy. That is why we really want the recipients of these electronic consumption vouchers to spend the vouchers.”   The scheme will also help local small-and-medium merchants explore potential business opportunities by adopting electronic payments, he added.   Four stored value facilities, namely AlipayHK, Octopus, Tap & Go and WeChat Pay HK are designated for the registrants to receive the vouchers.   Registration can be conducted online from July 4 and those who have completed registration this way by July 17 will get the first disbursement on August 1 after the registrants’ eligibility is confirmed.   “For people using Octopus cards - depending on the date of registration - if the registration is done within the first two weeks, the first payment (of $2,000) will be on August 1 and the second payment (of $2,000) will be on October 1,” Mr Chan said.   The registrants will receive the remaining $1,000 if their cumulative totals have reached $4,000 within the specified period from the disbursement of the first consumption voucher.   Those who choose to receive the vouchers through AlipayHK, Tap & Go or WeChat Pay HK will get $2,000 first and $3,000 two months later.   Registration for the consumption vouchers can be done online or in paper format. Registration forms that can be downloaded from the thematic webpage should be completed and put in drop-boxes at designated locations together with copies of the registrants’ identity documents from July 5.
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