{"id":11454,"date":"2020-01-14T18:07:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T17:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=11454"},"modified":"2024-05-09T12:59:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:59:04","slug":"hong-kongs-octopus-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2020\/01\/hong-kongs-octopus-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong’s Octopus Card"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Octopus card is a smart card used for making electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. It is mostly used in paying for rides on the MTR, buses, minibusses, ferries, trams, and on a few taxis with Octopus readers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more about the Octopus Card in this article below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.english-online.at\/news-articles\/business-economy\/octopus-card-hongkong.htm<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What do you think of the Octopus card? <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. How would you differentiate the transport card in your country from the Octopus card?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this payment system?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. In your opinion, what is the best mode of payment?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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