There are over 242 points of collection within the MTR as well as 7/11, Wellcome supermarkets and a host of other places that use Octopus and all you have to do is tap a card. How much simpler and easier could it be? Hand delivered in bed before breakfast?
It is not the same as lowering the price, this is only for regular users above a certain amount which targets the people that likely need it the most. Wealthier people tend to use more taxis and/or have their own car. Far better than many of their other cashback schemes which gives money to all.
Just got rebate via the Octopus Android app. Almost $120 back on a transport spend of $873 which is a low spend for me but welcome the rebate.
How do you know what is feasible or not and how easy it would be? Were you part of the discussions? The method has to be agreed upon by the transport companies/Octopus shareholders and the government. Perhaps you would prefer that the government dictates terms to them? Perhaps the decision was also made so that those not really needing it would not bother making the very small extra effort which is also a good thing in my opinion.
Yes. Lawmakers should make laws. They should set the criteria out clearly so any payment provider can offer the rebate. It is not the job of government to administer such schemes when the private sector is perfectly capable of doing it if mandated to do it.
That would suggest it is a terrible scheme and also the poor people's time is somehow less important.
You mean forced right? When you are down to criticizing how the government decides to hand out money and a less than 1 minute procedure is somehow too difficult and complicated then it's pretty clear that you have a humongous chip on your shoulder against the government