In response to the latest coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, the local government had announced the second round of shopping coupons to be given to residents who have signed up for the consumer voucher scheme. However, according to a survey from the Democratic Party in Hong Kong in March 2022, about 80 percent of respondents stated that they would prefer direct cash payments instead of digital payments via Octopus card, Alipay Hong Kong, or Tencent Hong Kong. The scheme had received some criticisms, such as neglecting the difficulites of online shopping among the elderly.
Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022
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Hong Kong Free Press. (March 18, 2022). Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/
Hong Kong Free Press. "Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022." Chart. March 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/
Hong Kong Free Press. (2022). Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/
Hong Kong Free Press. "Share of Citizens Who Prefer Cash to Electronic Coupons from Government amid Coronavirus Outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/
Hong Kong Free Press, Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of citizens who prefer cash to electronic coupons from government amid coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong in February and March 2022 [Graph], Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297894/hong-kong-preference-of-cash-in-economic-stimulus-amid-covid-outbreak/