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Octopus reader at an MTR ticket gate
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Octopus card reader at a McDonald's restaurant in Central

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, It leads to the development of Oyster Card in London.

Term

Baat Daaht Tùng (Cantonese Pronounciation) 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.

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  • Payment system HK McDonalds 2018

    Octopus card reader of a self-payment kiosk at a McDonald's restaurant in Hong Kong

  • MTR Mongkok Station Ticket & Octopus machine

    Octopus card enquiry and add value machine in Mong Kok station in 2017.

  • HK Li Sing Primary School 03 Octopus

    Schools in Hong Kong can use the Octopus card to record student attendance.

  • Octopus reader on KMB bus

    An Octopus Card reader installed on a bus operated by Kowloon Motor Bus Company

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Tarjeta Octopus para niños

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