What I did was wrote an official letter and authorized my relative to collect the cheque for me and there is a 3 years expiry on the government cheque, so I didn't collect all 3 of the cheques until last year October.
The other way to do is have my relative to collect it and I deposit it in Canada bank; however, the bank will charge you surcharge.... I cashed my first cheque in Scotia Bank and they charge me quite a bit on the surcharge....
The only thing is you have to open an account to deposit the cheque, you cannot just bring the cheque to random bank to cash it... ...
Nam 發表於 2011-3-1 22:26
We have bank account in Hong Kong. Do we need to register in person in order to receive the cash?
We may just collect the cash and spend it on a "nice meal" to "help" the poor as suggested by Lik.
I don't think you need to...
Not when I collect my cash from Macau government, as long as I have a bank account in Macau to deposit the cheque and a valid Macau ID.
The only thing is you have to open an account to deposit the cheque, you cannot just bring the cheque to random bank to cash it...
It is just an easy way out for government to take. I just feel sorry for the families living under the poverty line. They will continue to be in the same situation since I don't think they can work their way up by their own strength without help from government.