Rural Villagers Picking Up Vouchers at Police Stations 山區部落無超商 派出所協助代發五倍券

There are no post offices or convenience stores in rural parts of Hualien and Taitung, so stimulus vouchers will be distributed by police stations. On Green Island and Orchid Island, police were sent to convenience stores to watch people picking up their vouchers.

On the morning of the 8th, the chief of Hualien County's Xilin Village asks indigenous residents to bring their ID card to the police station to pick up their stimulus vouchers. Fenglin Precinct's three stations spent the morning handing out vouchers to residents of five villages. One family of five was very happy to pick up NT$25,000 in vouchers.

Xilin Village Resident："I need to get stuff like tissues, soap powder, and shampoo."

Kao Hsin-fu, Chief, Xilin Police Station："We have 1,725 sets (of vouchers) at Fenglin Precinct."

There is only one area in Taitung County, Chialan Village in Jinfeng Township, without a post office or convenience store, so the task of distributing vouchers also fell to the police. As this was also how the last round of vouchers was distributed, villagers knew where to go. Police in these areas also delivered vouchers to residents with mobility issues. Some said they didn't know how to use the vouchers or what to do with them.

Ms. Lin, Chialan Village Resident："Can I buy gasoline with these?"

Mr. Hu, Chialan Village Resident："Cash is better. You can't get change (with the vouchers)."

Chen Yi-chung, Chief, Jinfeng Police Station："We are delivering vouchers to people with mobility issues."

The owner of Chialan's general store says he will be making change to all customers.

Mr. Wen, General Store Owner："(Will you make change for NT$200 and NT$1,000 (vouchers)?) I will. I collected over NT$10,000 in (vouchers) last time. I don't know, I wasn't keeping track."

On Green Island and Orchid Island, people gathered at convenience stores to pick up their vouchers under the watchful eye of the police. Police say all vouchers will be distributed in rural areas and on offshore islands within two days.

8號一大早花蓮縣萬榮鄉西林村村幹事，用太魯閣族語廣播，請族人帶好證件，到派出所領實體五倍券。鳳林分局有三個派出所一早就清點好數量，依造冊名單發放給五個村預約的民眾，有民眾代表一家五口，一共領到2萬5千元，開心的說，多了一筆錢家用。

西林村民表示：「要買東西。要買衛生紙、肥皂粉、洗頭髮。」

西林派出所所長 高新福表示：「我們鳳林分局是整個都是1725份。」

台東縣的偏鄉只有金峰鄉嘉蘭村沒有郵局和超商，由金峰派出所代發五倍券。由於派出所上次代發三倍券，讓村民感到很方便，這次五倍券預約的人數比三倍券多了一倍，有667份，警方還規畫會到宅服務，送給行動不便的民眾。不過剛拿到手，民眾一時還不知道可以買什麼。

嘉蘭村民 林女士表示：「不知道能不能加油啊？」

嘉蘭村民 胡先生表示：「現金比較實在，沒辦法找零錢啊！」

金峰派出所所長 陳義忠表示：「看有沒有行動不便的民眾，我們就到府送達。」

有民眾擔心雜貨店使用五倍券不會找零錢，不過嘉蘭村一家雜貨店老闆說，都是錢，只要來買會找零錢。

雜貨店老闆 溫先生表示：「（現在是2百跟1千的，你會找零嗎？）也是一樣找啊！上次(三倍券)差不多收好幾萬。不知道，沒有在算！」

離島的綠島和蘭嶼，8號在當地的超過也開始領實體五倍券，警方還派出員警戒護，民眾排隊領券的秩序良好。警方預估這兩天偏鄉和離島的五倍券就會發放完畢。