China News Service, Hong Kong, February 23 (Reporter Zeng Ping) The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Maobo, said when he released a new budget on the 23rd that drawing on the experience of last year, a new round of consumer vouchers will be launched. The stored value facility will issue electronic consumer vouchers totaling HK$10,000 in installments to each eligible Hong Kong permanent resident and new arrivals aged 18 or above.

The measures are expected to benefit about 6.6 million people.

  Chen Maobo said that in order to relieve the pressure of the public and different merchants, a special arrangement will be made. Through the registration information collected by the consumer voucher scheme launched last year, in April, more than 6.3 million registered citizens will be issued HK$5,000 for consumption. vouchers, and the balance will be issued in batches mid-year along with the vouchers of newly eligible persons.

The entire plan involves a financial commitment of about HK$66.4 billion.

  Chen Maobo hopes that the consumer coupon program will inject impetus into the market after the epidemic has stabilized, accelerate the economic recovery, and further consolidate the habit of merchants and citizens to use electronic payment to promote the development of the digital economy.

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