(Hong Kong, 3 June 2008) Staff members of Octopus Cards Limited (“OCL”) have raised over HK$200,000 in response to donation appeals for rescue and relief work for the Sichuan earthquake victims. Together with the dollar-for-dollar matching fund from the company, a combined total of over HK$400,000 from OCL staff and the company will be donated to Hong Kong Red Cross for its relief operations in Sichuan Province.
Ms Prudence Chan, Chief Executive Officer of Octopus Cards Limited, said, “Our staff have responded well to calls for help. I am truly touched by their generosity as we are only a 240-strong company. We wish for a quick recovery in Sichuan Province and hope the victims can rebuild their homes, enabling them to return to a normal life as soon as possible.”
About Octopus Cards Limited
Launched in 1997, Hong Kong's Octopus is the world’s leading and most extensive smartcard payment system, with over 1,000 service providers across different businesses including public transport, parking, retail, vending and kiosks, schools and leisure facilities, and access control for residential and commercial buildings, with around 50,000 readers deployed in the market. Merchants and Octopus holders embrace Octopus for both its simplicity and its convenience. Today, more than 17 million Octopus cards and products are in circulation, and the system handles over 10 million transactions a day, with transaction value exceeding HK$85 million. In recent years, Octopus has started to export its unique experience and technology overseas, offering consultancy services and holding workshops for parties from different parts of the world.
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