Octopus Spreads Its Tentacles In HK. From: International Railway Journal | Date: February 1, 2000 | COPYRIGHT 2000 Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The introduction of the Octopus smart card in Hong Kong in September 1997 has been a great success for operators and passengers alike. The number of people using Octopus continues to grow as does the number of operators accepting it for payment.

OCTOPUS is currently accepted by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Kowloon Canton Railway (KCR) for both its East Rail commuter line and Tuen Mun light rail network, four bus companies, one minibus operator, two ferries, plus pay t...

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