How to recharge Hong Kong Octopus card?

1. BOC Great Wall International Cardholders can link their credit card accounts with Octopus accounts as long as they fill in the application.

2. Once the Octopus account balance is zero or negative, the credit card will automatically recharge the Octopus.

3. Recharge once a day, with a maximum recharge of HK$ 250.

4. The credit card master card can apply for the Octopus self-service recharge service of myself and three relatives.

Almost all stores with Octopus card readers can recharge Octopus, including "7. 1 1" convenience store, OK convenience store, two supermarkets, McDonald's, Maxim's, Cafe de coral and other fast food restaurants. All stations of MTR, Kowloon-Canton Railway, Kowloon-Canton Railway or Kowloon-Canton Light Rail, customer service centers of some stations, ticket offices of all stations (except Kowloon-Canton Light Rail) and KMB customer service center also provide recharge services.

Each Octopus card can store up to HK$ 1000 yuan. In addition, even if the transaction amount is greater than the balance in the card, as long as the difference is not greater than 35 yuan, the transaction can still be conducted without recharging. In other words, the maximum negative storage value of Octopus is 35 yuan dollars. This allows users to take most of Hong Kong's transportation or purchase even if the stored value is insufficient.

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I. Discount

1. When Octopus is used, Hong Kong Metro and Kowloon-Canton Railway will charge cheaper fares than one-way tickets. For example, when the MTR arrives at Chai Wan from the east, it charges HK$ 20.7 for octopus and HK$ 23.5 for one-way ticket, which is cheaper than RMB in 2.8 yuan.

2. Some means of transportation also offer fare concessions to Octopus users, but these concessions are not applicable to cash payment. For example, KMB offers Octopus discount of 10% for routes with higher fares than Hong Kong, while NWFB and Citybus also offer the same discount.

3. In addition, the Octopus interchange discount for railway connections to other modes of transport, the Octopus one-day return discount for First Bus and the Octopus two-way sectional fare for the Stanley Line of Citybus are also examples of Octopus concessions.

4. Different Octopus card reader designs have different discounts. The card reader on the bus has four buttons, one is the same-day round-trip ticket discount, the other is the suggested daily ticket discount, there is also a cancel button, and there is a reserved place to join the third discount. For minibuses, the card reader has a two-way segmented charging button.

Second, return.

Many tourists will return their Octopus cards before leaving Hong Kong. In order to cope with the huge administrative expenses returned by tourists in a short time, from June 1 65438+1October12004, Octopus Company will charge users who return their cards within three months (the individual Octopus returned within five years is HK$ 10). The company also offers a "collector's edition" Octopus card, which is mainly aimed at tourists and others who want to buy it as a commemorative collection.

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