Corporate News
Another OSP Deployed for Customers’ Convenient Replacement of their First Generation On-Loan Octopus
The Octopus Card Replacement Programme introduced from August 2015 for customers to voluntarily replace their First Generation On-Loan Octopus, has seen some 600,000 such Octopus being replaced or refunded to-date.
To facilitate customers’ replacement of their First Generation On-Loan Octopus at ease, Octopus Cards Limited (OCL) has deployed another OSP at the MTR Tsing Yi Station, bringing the total number of OSPs located at designated MTR stations and shopping malls to 42.
OCL will continue to identify suitable sites to install more OSPs to enhance customer convenience. To speed up the card replacement process, the company is also considering the introduction of a mandatory replacement phase. Stay tuned for more details.
The First Generation On-Loan Octopus are those Octopus with card numbers that have no brackets for the last digit.
OKN Drawing and Mobile App Design Contest
OCL and St. James' Settlement (SJS) are co-organising the “Octopus Kids’ Nurturing Programme - Smart Hong Kong Blueprint 2027” Drawing and Mobile Application Design Contest targeting at Hong Kong’s primary and secondary students as a commemorative highlight of the 10th anniversary of the Octopus Kids’ Nurturing (OKN) Programme.
The contest echoes the education sector’s goal in advocating and promoting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), while supporting the Government’s policy in building Hong Kong as a smart city. It also further realises the philosophy of OKN in discovering students’ potential and talents, by offering them an opportunity to unleash their creativity and imagination.
The judging panel is formed by leaders from the Government, technology, academic and social service sectors. The results of the contest will be announced in June.
OCL Fully Supports Government’s Smart City Development
As a leader in the FinTech industry, OCL always supports the Government’s initiatives in developing Hong Kong into a smart city by using innovation and technology to improve people’s livelihood. OCL is delighted to see new proposals that facilitate Hong Kong’s smart city development are being introduced, such as the New Parking Meter System Trial Scheme by the Transport Department as well as the "stop-and-go" e-payment facilities at the Government tolled tunnels and roads, featuring diverse electronic payment choices with Octopus as a key e-payment means. These initiatives will provide motorists with not only multiple payment alternatives utilizing smart technologies, but also effective traffic control with congestion eased. At OCL, we will give our best efforts in supporting these Government projects in promoting Hong Kong as a smart city and making people’s lives even easier.
Octopus Group Celebrates CNY with Media Friends
The Octopus Group held its Media Spring Luncheon in February to celebrate the Year of the Rooster with top tier journalists from key media organisations in Hong Kong.
This exclusive gathering, graced by the company’s CEO and senior management members, is a key annual media event engaging the local media community in a casual and relaxing manner, for business information exchanges and relationship enhancement between the Group and its media stakeholders.
OCL Management Engages Key Stakeholders
Senior management of OCL met with key stakeholders at various occasions in the first quarter of 2017. Our CEO, Mr Sunny Cheung, attended the UNICEF HK 30th Anniversary Reception to show the company’s support to its cordial charity partner.
In addition, the General Manager of International Business, Mr Andy Yip, shared how Octopus system can benefit the world’s e-ticketing and payment system at the Ticketing and Fare Management Training, jointly provided by the MTR Academy and UITP (Union Internationale des Transports Publics), the International Association of Public Transport. He also addressed Asia-Pacific’s rail stakeholders on what lies ahead in the application of account-based ticketing at the Asia Pacific Rail 2017.
Octopus Group’s Annual Dinner 2017
The Octopus Group held its Annual Dinner 2017 in late February. It is a major employee engagement event as a token of appreciation to staff members. This exclusive dinner reception was designed and planned by the OctoClub (the staff club of the company), with fun-filled live performance by senior management and colleagues. In addition to lucky draw and magic show, the employee singing contest was no doubt one of the highlights of the night. All enjoyed a lovely evening full of laughter.