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Photos: Hong Kong's Octopus card

A word in your shell-like, Oyster...

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By Dan Ilett

Published: 29 June 2006 08:20 GMT


The Octopus card was first introduced in 1997 as a public transport smartcard, much the same as London's Oyster card is now, but shareholders quickly recognised the potential to extend its use.

Photo credit: Dan Ilett


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