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. It led to the development of Oyster card in London.

 Term 

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.

 Related pages 
 MTR

References

 Other websites 
 Official home page


Category:Transport in Hong Kong
Category:Finance