Getting around Hong Kong is incredibly easy, thanks to its efficient and safe public transport system, which includes taxis, ferries, trains, buses and trams.
Over the years, Hong Kong’s public transport system has been consistently ranked at the top worldwide thanks to its efficiency, affordability and accessibility compared with dozens of other thriving cities in the annual Urban Mobility Readiness Index published by Oliver Wyman Forum, the think tank of the eponymous American management consulting company.
Its extensive range of convenient payment options, from cash, Octopus Card, credit card to e-wallet, mean navigating the city is a breeze. But cashless digital transactions can be made around the city not only on public transport, but also at many hotels, restaurants, cafes, cinemas, museums, high-end retailers, convenience stores and small corner shops.
Up to 91 per cent of Hongkongers now use digital payments according to 2023’s first Fintech Adoption Index report into consumer financial technology adoption, which is published every six months by Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s School of Accounting and Finance in collaboration with the artificial intelligence stock investment app, Asklora.
