Once http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/catha...k-88.html#1318

Finished - HSBC claims all passcodes have been given out
http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...?id=11478&p=59

They state they have 100,000 prizes so probably they've all been given out.

Is it worth paying the 1400 annual fee for Fubon just for the miles? Any ideas how I can have it waived?

What 1,400 fee? It's 1,700 for the Platinum http://www.fubonbank.com.hk/web/doc/sh_feecc_e.pdf (same for Elite http://www.fubonbank.com.hk/Elite/do...form_app_e.pdf) but that should be easily waived.

The other fee is the $250/year redemption fee http://www.fubonbank.com.hk/web/doc/cc_cbp01_e.pdf - this is a once a year unavoidable fee.

CCB eye card 5x extended to 31 Dec 2014
 

Online/paywave/instalment 5x extended to 31/12/2014.http://www.asia.ccb.com/hongkong/per...p_rewards.html

Yes, you are correct - it's 1700HKD. I will try to have it waived

Happy 2014!
Hello PercySmith, I would like to know if the HSBC winter promo for the oversea transaction ($500 for RC$40) count accumulativly? (Example: pay $2500 get RC$40x5= RC$200)? Thanks.

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Happy new year host2087. Culmulative

Lawry's the prime rib also excluded from gourmet club w.e.f. 1 January 2014 http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...w.php?id=11622

Note Amex has partial refund for unused portion of membership fee due to change of t&c (either of the above)

by how much?

By time I guess, I'm not sure exactly whether they'll do it by days or by months:

http://www.hongkongcard.com/forum/fo...p?id=11417&p=3 #26

shall we (well, the OP i guess) start a thread titled 2014 credit card offers? I just worry 34 pages and 1650 posts will put off Newbies from searching it...

BTW HSBC tax payment promotion was a targeted promotion. I asked why I wasn't invited and blew up at the customer service. i demanded to be included and 4 weeks later they confirmed they enrolled me...

not an issue cuz I got my CUP card and paid my tax, free ticket to bangkok. wish I knew this trick many years ago.

Happy new year

Newbies should stick to Beginner's Recommendation in the first section of this thread's wikipost (I've updated the list for 2014). When they get settled in with those 5 cards they can search the rest of the thread.

That's quite some tax bill.

CCB-->HSBC: Enjoy it while it lasts. I've heard CCB will unify their CCB CUP and ex-AIG Visa/MC EPS payee accounts under the latter so the loophole will be closed.

HSBC 6X - Not sure. YMMV
I'm dining, but others may not agree.
I only have the following observations:

1. Don't split between categories - choose one catagory only.

2. Find a category not well covered by another card - e.g. for me no Visa/MC card really covers dining on a continuous basis so it's a no-brainer.

3. Remember your spouse/other family members can have different 6X, even though they are your sub. So for instance I issued my mother with a sub USD Visa, registered her for non-mainland overseas, and run all internet transactions through her.

4. As a kicker for (3) you can access all your sub card's RC for miles (AM/KF/Avios).

Earning miles on tax via CCB Dual Currency and HSBC @ 16.67/mile
 

Just to echo the last poster: Many thanks to percysmith for identifying such an awesome mile earning strategy. I stupidly failed to apply for a CCB card in time for this round of tax payments and so want to make sure I'm ready for the next round of payments in April (hope they don't close the loophole before then?!). Just a couple of quick questions which I can't find the answers to in the earlier posts:

Will HSBC Premier Mastercard work for this strategy as well? (The thread only mentions HSBC Platinum)

And which CCB card is it best to apply for? The basic Unionpay Dual Currency Credit Card? Or the one with Octopus as well?

Also what's your advice about whether or not to fill in the box that asks for my Asiamiles number on the application form (does leaving this blank make it easier to transfer to other people's Asiamiles accounts?) and on whether to opt for first year free enrollment of Instant Travel Club (I seem to remember reading something about how you can avoid the Year 2 fee if you delay this by two months?)