Follow these steps to have your card replaced:
An Anonymous Octopus Card has no name printed on the back. If you hold a First Generation On-Loan Octopus (those Octopus with card numbers that have no bracket for the last digit as shown on the cards), you can replace your Octopus at any Octopus Service Point - Locations.
Note: To enquire about the transfer of these services/offers to a replacement Octopus, contact the service provider(s) concerned. You will need to have your replacement receipt handy.
A Personalised Octopus Card bears the name and/or photo of the cardholder printed on the back of the card. If you hold a First Generation On-Loan Personalised Octopus (those Octopus with card numbers that have no bracket for the last digit as shown on the back of the cards), you have to register for a replacement card.
Octopus Customer Service Hotline: 2266 2222
Manned Service Hours: Mondays to Fridays, 9 am to 9 pm; Saturdays, 9 am to 6 pm, except Sundays and public holidays.
Fax: 2266 2211
Address:
Octopus Cards Limited
46/F, Manhattan Place, 23 Wang Tai Road, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
The card replacement programme is only applicable to Anonymous Octopus and Personalised Octopus. An Anonymous Octopus has no name printed on the back of the Octopus and a Personalised Octopus has the name and/or photo of the cardholder printed on the back of the Octopus.
Card replacement programme is NOT applicable to:
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Octopus Cards Limited is currently on their final phase of replacing all First Generation On-Loan Octopus Cards. The following batches of First Generation On-Loan Octopus will become invalid on 27 July 2019:
02390001 - 02760000
20840001 - 20900000
30310001 - 30470000
50720001 - 50760000
83740001 - 83840000
Other batches of cards will follow. Schedule:
Octopus Number
02760001 - 03110000
20900001 - 20950000
30470001 - 30730000
50760001 - 50800000
83840001 - 83930000
Special Reader Prompt Release Date: May 2019
Invalid Date: 24 August 2019 (Saturday)
03110001 - 03413528
20950001 - 20990000
30730001 - 30980000
50800001 - 50840000
83930001 - 84030000
Special Reader Prompt Release Date: June 2019
Invalid Date: 28 September 2019 (Saturday)
03463777 - 03514786
19000001 - 19005100
20990001 - 21031961
30980001 - 31129199
50840001 - 50990000
84030001 - 84281641
Special Reader Prompt Release Date: July 2019
Invalid Date: 26 October 2019 (Saturday)
Note: If you hold a Personalised Octopus, you have to first register for a replacement card
If you are using a First Generation On-Loan Octopus you will receive a special prompt – a "toot-toot-toot" sound – upon tapping the Octopus readers. This prompt will be in effect for at least three months, serving as the final call notification to remind you that you need to replace card. To continue using Octopus services, you will need to apply for replacement before your card becomes invalid.
If you hear "toot-toot-toot" when tapping your Octopus, or its card number has no bracket for the last digit, replace it at any Octopus Service Point located at the designated MTR stations and shopping malls. MTR Customer Service Centres (including Light Rail Customer Service Centre), the designated Kowloon Motor Bus Customer Service Centres or the designated First Ferry Customer and Octopus Service Centres for free immediately, otherwise, it will become invalid on designated date.
Locations where you can request replacement:
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An Octopus Card is a stored value card which you can use to pay fares on public transport (trains and buses). You may also use your Octopus Card to pay for purchases on retail stores and fast food chains. The card can also be used online with compatible NFC devices.
You may also pay using your card to pay for toll in these following tunnels and roads:
For all cardholders:
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