Hong Kong is so developed, why would it rather use cash than pay with Alipay and WeChat?

Unconsciously, the National Day holiday is coming again. I see that the group chats in the travel circle are all discussing where to travel during the National Day this year. Have you made any arrangements? Among short trips every year, Hong Kong is always the most popular. I remembered that when I went to Hong Kong during the National Day last year, everywhere was overcrowded.

However, in recent times, there are still relatively few tourists traveling to Hong Kong. I think you all have some idea of ??the reason. Speaking of Hong Kong travel, this reminds me that there is a very strange place in Hong Kong. As an international metropolis, Hong Kong gives people the impression of being developed and prosperous. However, when traveling to Hong Kong, I found that the locals would rather use When paying cash, Alipay and WeChat payment are not required. Why is this?

In our mainland, mobile payment can be seen almost everywhere. Whether it is large shopping malls, supermarkets or street stalls, Alipay and WeChat payment are almost universal. This allows us to go out with only a mobile phone, which greatly facilitates our lives. Before I went to Hong Kong, I thought that since Hong Kong is so developed, these things must be more popular.

But in fact, if you don’t prepare a certain amount of cash when traveling to Hong Kong, you will find that it is inconvenient everywhere. Many shops, restaurants, and even taxis in Hong Kong do not support WeChat Alipay payment. I asked a local, why? A Hong Kong person gave this answer!

In Hong Kong, people’s mainstream payment method is still cash or the local Octopus card in Hong Kong. Octopus is a transportation card in Hong Kong, but it also has the function of shopping in stores. It is somewhat similar to UnionPay QuickPass, but Octopus is only valid for offline use in Hong Kong. For locals, they can just swipe with a card without using a password, which is more convenient.

In mainland China, the reason why mobile payment is so developed has a certain relationship with the rise of online shopping. But in Hong Kong, it is completely a shopping city, so they will not rely on online shopping. Naturally, online payment is not so developed and popular.

The last reason is that many Hong Kong people think that using online payment functions in this way is not particularly safe and can easily attract hackers. Therefore, they all prefer to use original cash payment or bank card Octopus and other payment methods.

However, in recent years, with the increasing number of mainland tourists, Hong Kong merchants have introduced Alipay and WeChat payment functions in order to better facilitate mainland tourists. In fact, for me, I also think it is more convenient to use online payment.

How do you view this situation? If you have the chance, would you like to travel to Hong Kong?