Originally Posted by
TalkFlyer
T&C for dining - Transactions made in respect of banquet services, private functions,....will not be counted as Eligible Transactions.
Birthday dinner with 30 family members & friends in a Chinese Restaurant for 3 tables for $9,000.
Is it an Eligible Transaction?
The event doesn't matter. My family's throwing a 11-table event at Man Ho and our deposits all earn 6X.
The terminal coding does
http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...hp?id=9135&p=6
http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...p?id=7116&p=12
There's no way to tell how a terminal is coded in advance - other than googling hongkongcard.com and here, the only other tactic is to call HSBC when the card's being swiped and have them confirm the Merchant Category Code as soon as the waiter takes the authorisation, even before you sign the slip. If it's not dining, void it.
I've done this to confirm coding at MO. Fortunately they were dining and an ugly void was not necessarily.
But in your specific case, a stand-alone Chinese restaurant is almost certainly going to be OK for dining.