［2023年4月16日］
政府今日派發首輪3千元消費券。由於首輪派發適逢公共交通費用補貼發放日，因八達通設有儲值限額，故部分市民拍卡時未能全數領取，要經使用餘額消費後降低卡內儲值，再拍卡領取。而使用八達通卡的市民，將會預設先領取交通津貼後，再領取消費券，而後者設有5個月領取期限，市民可於指定時期內領取，毋須急切處理。
有關實際領取情況，記者今早到多個港鐵站視察，於長沙灣站有10多名市民排隊，港鐵派出工作人員在站內指導欲領取的市民。至於市民會怎樣使用消費券，部分表示將會購買手機、購買日用品或衣著用途，以及用作消遣活動等等。
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The 2023-24 Budget announced the implementation of the 2023 CVS under which consumption vouchers with a total value of $5,000 or $2,500 will be disbursed to each eligible people by instalments. The first-instalment voucher of $3,000 or $1,500 will be disbursed on 16 April to eligible people using the registration information of the 2022 CVS. The remaining value will be disbursed from 16 July onwards to those eligible people who meet the eligibility criteria of 2023 CVS (the relevant eligibility criteria will be announced later).
Eligible people who have successfully registered under the 2022 CVS will receive the first-instalment voucher on 16 April. Depending on the category of residency status to which the person belongs, the value of vouchers to be disbursed will be different.