Hong Kong supermarket chain ParknShop in HK$32 million lucky draw cash giveaway
- Company says anyone with a Hong Kong ID card will be eligible for prizes
- Chain also plans to give HK$40 million in food coupons to some of city’s neediest people
ParknShop, which is backed by tycoon Li Ka-shing, revealed on Wednesday that anyone with a Hong Kong ID card, not just its customers, would be eligible to win cash prizes.
As part of its commitment to return a total of HK$81 million in wage subsidies, a further HK$40 million has been set aside to provide food coupons for some of the city’s neediest people, while company employees could also receive money as part of the rebate.
The company, which is part of AS Watson, along with its arch-rival Wellcome, is required to give back at least half of what it collected from the second tranche of the government’s HK$81 billion Employment Support Scheme, as supermarkets thrived during social distancing.
“We talked to the government about offering 20 per cent off on consumer goods, or giving away cash coupons for shoppers who spend at our stores, but this was not adopted,” Malina Ngai, AS Watson (Asia and Europe) CEO, said. “We came up with the lucky draw.”