The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited on fraudulent web… read more
The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (August 14) announces a new service schedule of the two “Coin Carts” under the Coin Collection Programme, for the period of August 27 up to October 28. The schedule and other details of the Programme are shown on the HKMA webpage (coincollection.hkma.gov.hk).
Since the launch of the Programme in October 2014, the two Coin Carts have completed 20 cycles of serving the 18 districts on June 17, 2018. The Carts had carried out 454 000 transactions, collecting 379 million coins with a total face value of HK$514 million during the period. The collected coins are re-circulated to meet demand.
The Coin Carts provide service at locations that are convenient to the public without affecting the normal flow of traffic and pedestrians. Locations that have suitable power supply facilities, such as the Leisure and Cultural Services Department mobile library service locations, are preferred so as to reduce the need for using the Coin Carts’ own stand-by generators. This makes the Programme more environmentally friendly. In selecting the service locations, the HKMA has taken into consideration comments and suggestions given by district councils and members of public; and has consulted the Transport Department and the Hong Kong Police Force as necessary.
The two Coin Carts collect coins from members of public in the 18 districts of Hong Kong on a rotating basis. Under normal circumstances each Coin Cart will stay at a location for a week, subject to availability of the parking space and the maintenance schedule of the Cart. Service hours are from 10am to 7pm. Each vehicle is equipped with two coin counting machines and operational staff will be present to provide assistance. An electrical wheelchair lift is available for use. Users can choose to exchange coins for banknotes or adding value to their stored value facilities, such as Octopus Cards or e-wallets (including AlipayHK, Octopus O! ePay, Tap&Go, TNG Wallet and WeChat Pay). There is also a Community Chest donation box inside each vehicle. The coin collection service is free of charge.
The HKMA will review the Programme from time and time; and will regularly update the service schedule to give advance notice to the public. read more
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Visitors to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Food Expo 2018, set to open on August 16 (Thursday), will be able to enjoy the delightful flavours of products offered by social enterprises.
The seven social enterprises participating in this year’s Food Expo aspire to provide delicious and healthy food to the public. Established with social missions of enhancing the employment capabilities and social integration of the socially disadvantaged, including ex-offenders, young people with autism and women, the social enterprises provide food that can offer customers tasty flavours. Brief information on the exhibiting social enterprises is set out in the Annex.
The social enterprise booths will be located at Booth A18 of Hall 1E at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. People patronising the seven social enterprise booths can receive a nice and useful souvenir while stocks last.
The Food Expo will be open from 10am to 10pm from August 16 to 19, and from 10am to 6pm on August 20. The admission fee is $25. Admission is free for children aged 3 or below and senior citizens aged 65 or above.
A spokesman for the Home Affairs Department said, “The Food Expo provides a good occasion for social enterprises to showcase their quality products and services, while at the same time demonstrating social enterprises’ diverse and remarkable operation models, as well as their missions in enhancing the self-confidence and employability of the socially disadvantaged for better integration into society.”
Those who wish to support social enterprise food and restaurants further may search for “social enterprise” on the online platforms OpenRice and iPick to have easy access to information on about 80 social enterprise restaurants.
Apart from offering food, social enterprises also provide a wide variety of products and services. The Social Enterprise Directory (SE Directory) (socialenterprise.org.hk/en/sedb) published by the Social Enterprise Business Centre provides detailed information on about 600 social enterprises in Hong Kong. To facilitate easy searching of social enterprises, the SE Directory also features an online search engine, including a user-friendly geographical search function which allows users to search for social enterprises on a map.
