Public Transport Fare Concession
Scheme for the Elderly and
Eligible Persons with Disabilities

Table of Contents

• Purpose of the Scheme
• Target Beneficiaries
• Launch Dates and Coverage
• Details of Concession
• How to Enjoy the Concession
• Leaflet of the Scheme
• TV and Radio Announcement on the Scheme
• Enquiries

Purpose of the Scheme

• To enable elderly people and eligible persons with disabilities to travel on the general Mass Transit Railway (MTR) lines, franchised buses and ferries at anytime at a concessionary fare of $2 per trip. The Scheme aims to help build a caring and inclusive society by encouraging these groups to participate more in community activities.

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Target Beneficiaries

• Elderly people aged 65 or above
• Recipients under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme aged between 12 and 64 with 100% disabilities and recipients of Disability Allowance in the same age group
  
  

[100% disabilities means that persons with disabilities concerned must be certified as severely disabled by doctors of the Department of Health or the Hospital Authority. Doctors will, in assessing the disabling condition of applicants, make reference to the conditions of 100% loss of earning capacity in the First Schedule of the Employees' Compensation Ordinance (Cap 282). Examples include total loss of sight, loss of functions of both hands or both limbs, and total paralysis or paraplegia, etc.]

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Launch Dates and Coverage

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Details of Concession

• Beneficiaries can travel on designated public transport modes at $2 per trip anytime.
• If the original fare for a journey is below $2, beneficiaries only need to pay the original fare.

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How to Enjoy the Concession

• Elderly persons can use their existing Elder Octopus or Personalised Octopus and need not make a fresh application.
  • Elder Octopus : please visit MTR Customer Centres, Light Rail Customer Service Centres, New World First Ferry Customer and Octopus Service Centres or New World First Bus Customer Service Centres to obtain the card.
  • Personalised Octopus : please visit designated MTR Customer Service Centres for the card.
  
  
• Eligible persons with disabilities can use their existing Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" and need not make a fresh application.
  • Eligible persons with disabilities who have not yet obtained a Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" may apply for a Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" or encode "Persons with Disabilities Status" on an existing Personalised Octopus:
    • For persons with 100% disabilities who are new applicants of Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme or Disability Allowance (DA), upon approval of their CSSA/DA applications, the Social Welfare Department will mail the application forms for the Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" (i.e. MTR "Fare Promotion for Persons with Disabilities" Application Form), with confirmation of applicants' eligibility, to the eligible beneficiaries. They should complete and return their application forms to designated MTR Customer Service Centres^@
    • Existing recipients of CSSA with 100 % disabilities or recipients of DA should obtain the application form (i.e. MTR "Fare Promotion for Persons with Disabilities" Application Form) from and return the completed form to designated MTR Customer Service Centres^@ directly

  (@ Excluding Airport Express, Lo Wu Station, Lok Ma Chau Station, Racecourse Station, Disneyland Resort Station and Sunny Bay Station)

• This Scheme is not applicable to fares paid in cash.

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Leaflet of the Scheme

Phase 1:

• Chinese
• English

Phase 2:

• Chinese
• English

Phase 3:

• Chinese
• English

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TV and Radio Announcement on the Scheme

Phase 1	TV Announcement TV AnnouncementTranscript	Radio Announcement Radio Announcement Transcript
Phase 2	TV Announcement TV AnnouncementTranscript	Radio Announcement Radio Announcement Transcript
Phase 3	TV Announcement TV AnnouncementTranscript	Radio Announcement Radio Announcement Transcript

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Enquiries