Octopus a value-added contactless card, which is widely used for payment throughout Hong Kong. Which was first started in 1997. Octopus card is used for the MTR, LRT, and almost all the public buses in Hong Kong like a Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), a Citybus Limited, Long Win Bus, New World First Bus, New Lantau bus. Star Ferry, Hong Kong Tramways, Fast-food like KFC, Mac Donald, Café De Coral, Firewood and many other restaurants & eateries, supermarkets like a ParknShop, Welcome, Vanguard, etc. Also can use to pay money for tunnels and highway roads.
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Type of Octopus cards:
Child octopus
Adults octopus
Elderly octopus
Airport express octopus
MTR airport staffs octopus
Personalize octopus
Where to buy the octopus card?
You can buy octopus card at any Mass Transit Railway (MTR) Stations including Hong Kong International Airport at Airport Express station. Most of the stations are equipped with add-value services to add money on the octopus card. If you are a new in Hong Kong, just go to customer service counter (which is available each MTR station) they help to add value.
Octopus card expiry and activation:
Normally, the octopus card is valid for 1000 days which is about 3 years. If no any amount has been added during 1000 days, it will be automatically deactivated. The customer service will help to activate it without any extra charges. Customer service centers are available each MTR stations
Octopus card diversify
Octopus card is a contactless stored value card. Now a days many diversify octopus options are available which are like a Bank Co-Brand octopus, Octopus mobile Sim, Octopus iPhone or Apple watch, Octopus Samsung smart pay, Huawei Octopus pay.
Octopus use in tunnels and roads.
Octopus can also use for the various tunnels and roads in Hong Kong, some of the names are as below.
Tsing Sha Highway
Tseung Kwan O tunnel
Lion rock tunnel
Lantau link ( Lan Tai/Ma Wan toll )
Eastern Harbor Crossing
Cross harbor tunnel
Aberdeen Tunnel
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