On January 26, on the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the Hong Kong version of AlipayHK took the lead in opening a new function of sending red envelopes to Alipay in the mainland. Although it will take time for the two places to fully clear customs under the epidemic, Hong Kong residents can send red envelopes to their relatives and friends in the mainland through their e-wallets, which adds a touch of "digital year flavor" between relatives and friends in the two places.
On January 26, during the Southern New Year, Aunt Wen, who lives in Lok Wah Estate, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, tasted the first time to send a 188 yuan New Year electronic red envelope to her niece in Guangdong. Aunt Wen said, "I'm so happy!" Now dotted mobile phone, do not meet can also cross-border dividends are. Southerners must pay dividends for the New Year, first, to express our concern and blessings for the younger generations, and second, to listen to their auspicious words for the New Year. ”
Aunt Wen of Lok Wah Estate, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, uses her mobile phone to give her mainland niece Paili yes
"Before the epidemic in 2020, I had to return to my hometown at least two or three times a year. But the epidemic came and went, and it was a pity that last year's National Day did not even get married and drink. Aunt Wen said that in previous years, when she returned to her hometown for the New Year, her relatives and friends were lively and lively with the family, and Payley was indispensable. Now that I haven't been back for two years, sending red envelopes on my mobile phone can also alleviate homesickness.
It is understood that the newly launched cross-border profit function of AlipayHK is a function, Hong Kong users pay dividends on AlipayHK is Hong Kong dollars, and the bank account linked to Alipay of relatives and friends in the mainland will receive the corresponding amount of RMB, and immediately exchange foreign exchange without handling fees.
Since last year, when the Hong Kong government announced the distribution of HK$5,000 e-coupons to each Hong Kong resident over the age of 18 through an e-wallet, many elderly people in Lok Wah Estate have signed up for the "Elderly Mobile Class" organized by Alipay (Hong Kong) and used the local version of AlipayHK in Hong Kong. According to the feedback of the elderly in the neighborhood, the best service on the Hong Kong version of "Alipay" is "living payment", which can be paid by using a mobile phone without leaving the house and without queuing. This Spring Festival is approaching, and the function of pie electronic profit is launched, and many elderly people whose hometowns are in the mainland have also tried to play.
Digital connectivity in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is accelerating. Previously, the Hong Kong SAR Government has actively prepared for customs clearance between the two places, and newly launched the "Hong Kong Health Code" to facilitate Residents of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong to go to Alipay and the Hong Kong version of AlipayHK to collect it. According to the data, although affected by the epidemic in the past two years, more than 100,000 AlipayHK users have used cross-border services, and the cumulative consumption per capita has exceeded HK$2,000.
Written by: Nandu reporter Xiong Runmiao
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