E-voucher scheme could boost Hong Kong economic growth by ‘as much as 6 per cent in third quarter year on year’

The strong response to Hong Kong’s consumption voucher scheme could boost the local economy by as much as 6 per cent in the third quarter year on year, with more than 96 per cent of eligible residents expected to have signed up before registration ends on Saturday.Some 6.92 million people of the 7.2 million eligible population had already registered for the HK$5,000 e-vouchers as of Saturday evening, according to the latest available statistics.For the 288,000 people still not enrolled,…

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