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Idtechex Case Study: Hong Kong Octopus, Hong Kong

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Overview The client is Creative Star, a joint venture company. The Hong Kong 'Octopus' intermodal transport ticketing system was launched by Creative Star, a joint venture company formed by the Mass Transit Railway (MTR), Kowloon-Canton Railway (KCR), Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB), Citybus and the Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry's Peng Chau service. Customers are offered a choice of an anonymous card or a personalised card. To obtain an anonymous card, passengers pay the initial stored value for the card, together with a refundable deposit of $6.50 (HK$50). This deposit covers the cost of the card and enables the card to carry a negative value of up to $4.50. Customers can recharge their cards at any time with varying amounts.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	IDTechEx	File Format	HTML
Date Published	December 2004	Downloads	90
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Finance, RFID

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