Dickson So (left), general manager of BOC Credit Card (International) Ltd, and Larry Wang, general manager of China UnionPay's Hong Kong branch, attend a ceremony to launch the "Dual Currency Credit Card Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cross Border Autopay Service" in Hong Kong yesterday.

BANK of China (Hong Kong) Ltd and China UnionPay yesterday jointly launched a "Dual Currency Credit Card Shenzhen-Hong Kong Cross Border Autopay Service," aimed at providing a convenient cross-border payment service for customers who frequently travel between Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Cardholders can enjoy the autopay service to pay bills of public utilities, TV, telecom and Internet in Shenzhen, the bank said.

Bill payments to designated merchants in Shenzhen include China Southern Power Grid, Shenzhen Gas Corp, Topway Cable TV, Topway Broadband, China Mobile GoTone and China Telecom and China Unicom Mobile Service, the BOCHK said.

General Manager of China UnionPay's Hong Kong branch Larry Wang said that as economic interactions between Hong Kong and neighboring Shenzhen grow, a convenient bill payment service was the need of the hour.

According to BOCHK, cardholders can register their dual-currency credit cards at any of the 1,000 bank branches available in the designated POS Bank Network of Shenzhen Bankunion Easy Business Solution Financial Service Ltd in Shenzhen for the service. A service fee of 8 yuan (US$1.20) will be applied for every transaction.