Coronavirus: Hong Kong businesses dangle HK$73 million in cash and prizes, including a Tesla car and private Cathay flight, in vaccine push
- Property firm to hold a HK$1 million lottery with a Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle up for grabs
- Cathay Pacific offers inoculated residents chance to win flight on Airbus A321, and 20 million Asia Miles
Australia-based property firm Goodman Hong Kong is throwing a lottery for HK$1 million worth of prizes including a Tesla Model 3 Long Range valued at HK$500,000.
Property developer Chinachem Group has put up HK$21.6 million worth of prizes including hotel staycations, dining incentives and cash vouchers, while Sa Sa International Holdings, which sells cosmetics and skincare products, will give away HK$1 million worth of cash vouchers to those who have been inoculated.
The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce will hold lucky draws with prizes totalling HK$20 million ranging from 500 MTR annual passes, Cathay’s business class air tickets, hotel staycations, amusement park packages and other dining and shopping coupons.
Developer Hang Lung Properties has splashed out HK$10 million in cash and shopping coupons for staff and customers.
Shangri-La Group will open a lottery, with a winner to be awarded a whole year of free stays in any of its 100-plus hotels around the world.
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Developer Sun Hung Kai Properties will roll out more than HK$10 million worth prizes for staff and the public via daily lotteries in July and August, with the grand prize being an iPhone 12 plus a year’s free mobile phone subscription service.
All the offers, which mark the latest round of incentives the private sector has floated since last Friday in a concerted effort to boost the city’s sagging vaccination rate, require participants to be fully vaccinated and have received their jabs in Hong Kong.
As of Thursday, only 19.2 per cent of Hong Kong’s 7.5 million population have had their first vaccine dose, while 14.1 per cent have had their second dose.
The incentives have sparked a buzz in the city, with the unprecedented chance to win a HK$10.8 million one-bedroom 449 sq ft flat at the Grand Central project in Kwun Tong the biggest carrot so far.
The website for that lottery went live at noon on Thursday, and had 100,000 visits in the first four hours. In addition there was a separate lottery for 20 prizes of prepaid cards or credit cards valued at HK$100,000 each.
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These two competitions require those taking part to be fully vaccinated Hong Kong residents aged 18 or above. The lotteries run until September 1.
People looking to win air miles or the private flight with Cathay must be Hong Kong ID card holders, and they need to have had both jabs by August 31.
The winner of the flight to nowhere will be able to bring along companions, who must also be fully vaccinated. Full details regarding the duration of the flight are expected soon.
Cathay will also give away 1 million Asia Miles to 10 winners, while another 100 will receive 100,000 Asia Miles.
“We are incredibly grateful to the more than 80 per cent of our pilots and over 50 per cent of our cabin crew who have already booked or received their vaccinations,” Augustus Tang, Cathay’s CEO, said. “We hope many more of our employees will follow their example as we all work together to help build an immune barrier in Hong Kong as soon as possible.”
The Chinachem lotteries include 1,000 winners for vouchers at its shopping centres worth HK$1,000 each, and 2,000 winners each for a one-night stay at a Nina Hotel.
To take part in the Sa Sa lucky draws, participants need to be Hong Kong residents. The lucky draws will be held once a week for 10 weeks from August 1, with weekly winners taking home HK$100,000 worth of cash vouchers.
