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Octopus Cards Limited - Definition and Overview

Octopus Cards Limited

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Type Private - joint venture six transit companies, namely MTR Corporation (57.4%), KCR (22.1%), Kowloon Motor Bus (12.4%), Citybus (5%), NWFB (3.05%) and First Ferry (0.05%)
Slogan None
Founded Hong Kong, (1993)
Location Hong Kong
Key people CK Chow, CEO of MTR Corporation
Employees -
Products Octopus cards
Web site www.octopuscards.com/

Octopus Cards Limited (traditional Chinese: 八達通卡有限公司) is the operator of the Octopus rechargeable contactless smart card used in an electronic payment system in Hong Kong.

The company was founded in 1993 as a non-profit joint venture between Hong Kong's major transport operators, and was initially known as Creative Star Limited.

Example Usage of Octopus

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VetsWife727: Check this video out -- Octopus Kills Shark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q36_8s5z6S8
softpediacom: Movavi Media Octopus 1.1.5 (Trial) http://bit.ly/74KuTI
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