Is It Worth Setting up WePay for My Holiday to Hong Kong?

Will be heading to Hong Kong for 6 nights with the misses for our honeymoon. I already have a Citibank debit card and 28 deg credit card. Is it worthwhile setting up a WeChat pay account as well? Will this make it easier to shop at street markets that might not have a terminal?

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  • +1

    I think a lot of places in HK take debit/credit card, not so much WeChat pay. Many fast food joints and convenience stores allow you to pay with your Octopus card so might be worth looking into that.

  • +3

    I live in Hong Kong….. whats WePay?

    I just use my Credit Card everywhere and our metro card is called Octopus (is accepted as a preloaded cash card at most shops + transport)

  • I'm from HK, I go back there at least once a year, and I've never heard of WePay. You'll be fine with whatever debit/credit cards you have. But better use cash at street markets. And yes, get an Octopus card. You can get one at the airport.

  • No. The Citibank card and masteraces are sufficient

    Plus use the octopus card for small transactions

  • The only place in HK that I know for sure accepts WePay is Maccas.

  • wechatpay=微信支付,alipay=支付宝,still not popular, only big chain store use them.

  • +1

    WePay likely more popular in mainland China rather than Hong Kong.

  • -1

    WePay is used in mainland China so naturally you will NOT find it used much at all in Hong Kong.

  • no mate-

  • +1

    Wepay is for Chinese mainlanders.

    Hong Kong is not a part of China

    • +1

      Where have you been for the past 20 years? :P

    • -1

      Hong Kong is part of China.

      • -3

        that's what the chinese think

        communists

        • da fk are you on about.

  • +1

    Citibank and octopus card. Enjoy.

  • get yourself an octopus card at the airport and you'll be fine.

    have been using the same octopus card for 8 years now, each time i go back there's more and more places you can use it.

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