That was obvious to everyone from the start. In Hong Kong the gov tries horribly hard to stay away from cash incentive for the working population (usually only

That was obvious to everyone from the start. In Hong Kong the gov tries horribly hard to stay away from cash incentive for the working population (usually only for retirees) and they try to offer more consumption-oriented staggered offers (during peak touristic period, in cashless cash coupons, for a limited time, for limited purposes). Giving so much cash with no other consequence than the "rich" taxpayers footing the bill one day maybe, is not gonna motivate the restauration workers who usually worked by necessity, not passion.