The broadening of the government’s digital consumption voucher scheme to include two new payment platforms ought to be welcome news. Yet it also raises questions following a change in the eligibility for the second batch of HK$5,000 handouts. There is a need for details to be clarified, especially when they may have serious implications for new arrivals and emigrants further down the road. Under the latest criteria, those who are planning to emigrate or have been absent “without specific reasons” for three years will not be eligible. Separately, the scheme has been extended to another 300,000 people who are mainly…