Octopus card
The Octopus card is a reusable contactless stored value smart card for making electronic payments in Hong Kong. Started in September 1997 to collect fares for the MTR, the Octopus card system is the second contactless smart card system in the world, after the Korean Upass, and has been widely used for all public transport in Hong Kong.[1] It led to the development of Oyster card in London.
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Baat Daaht Tùng (Cantonese Pronunciation) translates as "eight-arrived pass" (in Chinese it was accepted as "go-everywhere pass"), where Baat Daaht may translate as "reaching everywhere". It was selected by the head of the MTR, the parent company of Octopus Cards Limited, in a naming competition held in 1996.[2]
Octopus Card Media
Octopus Service Point at MTR Lam Tin station
Octopus card reader and payment system captured in Hong Kong McDonalds kiosks.
Octopus card enquiry and add value machine in Mong Kok station in 2017.
Schools in Hong Kong can use the Octopus card to record student attendance.
An Octopus Card reader installed on a bus operated by Kowloon Motor Bus Company
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Hong Kong Smart Card System". The World Bank Group. Archived from the original on 4 March 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- ↑ "八達通控股有限公司里程碑 (lit. Milestones of Octopus Holdings Limited)" (in Chinese). Octopus Holdings Limited. Archived from the original on 9 February 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2007.
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Other websites
- Official home page
- Richard MacManus (2 September 2009). "Hong Kong's Octopus Card: Utility Outweighs Privacy Concerns". ReadWriteWeb. Archived from the original on 5 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
