FAQ

You can delete your Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch and request a refund via the following channels in Octopus App:

1) Refund to FPS bank account

Step 1

Open Octopus App, click "Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch".

Step 2

Select Octopus, click "Delete and Refund".

Step 3

Confirm "Terms and Conditions", then click "Please select a channel".

Step 4

Select refund to "Bank account (via FPS)" or "Octopus Wallet Plus or Pro".

Step 5

If you select "Bank account (via FPS)" as the refund channel, please select input method.

Step 6

Select recipient bank. If recipient has registered FPS in the bank, recipient's registered account will be set as the account to receive the refund. Otherwise, you are required to input recipient's account number and the name registered in the bank. After that, input email address and click "Delete and Refund".

Step 7

Confirm to proceed by clicking "Delete and Refund".

Step 8

Delete and refund in progress.

Step 9

Your Octopus is deleted successfully and refund is completed.

2) Refund to Octopus Wallet

Step 1

Open Octopus App, click "Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch".

Step 2

Select Octopus, click "Delete and Refund".

Step 3

Confirm "Terms and Conditions", then click "Please select a channel".

Step 4

Select refund to "Bank account (via FPS)" or "Octopus Wallet Plus or Pro".

Step 5

If you select "Octopus Wallet" as the refund channel, click "Delete and Refund"

Step 6

Click "Delete and Refund".

Step 7

Delete and refund in progress.

Step 8

Your Octopus is deleted successfully and refund is completed.

Otherwise, you can click here to fill in the online refund application form.

Refunds for your Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch may be subject to the following charges:

1. For requesting refund of Octopus (excluding Personalised Octopus) within 90 days from the date of issue (which include adding a new Octopus via Octopus App/Octopus App for Tourists/Apple Wallet, or transferring a physical Octopus to iPhone or Apple Watch), a handling fee of HK$11 will be charged.
2. For requesting a refund of a Personalised Octopus, a handling fee of HK$10 will be charged.

Refund of Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch is subject to an annual refund limit of HK$3,000 per mobile device.

Refunds to FPS bank accounts and Octopus Wallet are processed immediately*. However, in some circumstances, a bank may reject the transaction. We will send you an email to follow up your refund request if it happens.

You need to reapply for the physical Personalised Octopus with Student Status from MTR, and it requires relevant fees and deposits.

You can read and apply MTR Student Travel Scheme via MTR website.

You can remove the Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch by going to Apple ID account page or use Find My iPhone, and then restore the Octopus in another device.

Alternatively, you can click here to fill in the Report lost application form and select:

1. Report lost Octopus, get the refund and replace with an Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch via Octopus App to continue enjoy the MTR concessionary fares instantly; or
2. Report lost Octopus, get the refund and replace with a physical Octopus (takes 7 working days and requires a non-refundable handling fee of HKD$20); or
3. Report lost Octopus and get the refund only

Please note that there is a handling fee of reporting loss of Mobile Octopus. During the waiting period for the replacement, you will not be able to enjoy the MTR concessionary fares temporarily.

If your mobile device is broken, please call the Octopus Customer Service Hotline on 2266 2222 to issue a replacement of a physical Personalised Octopus with Student Status (takes 7 working days) and arrange of refund (if any). After receiving the physical Personalised Octopus with Student Status, you can transfer it to your new mobile device. During the waiting period for the replacement, you will not be able to enjoy the MTR concessionary fares temporarily.

1. Click "More" > "Customer Service" in Octopus App.
2. Click "Personalised Octopus on Apple Pay Replacement".
3. Input personal information to verify your identity.
4. Select the Octopus that you have reported lost and requested for replacement.
5. Click "Next".
6. Click "Agree" after reading T&C.
7. New Octopus is added, click "Done".
8. Replacement is completed*. We shall refund the remaining value (if any) of your lost Personalised Octopus after 4 working days via Octopus App.

*Please complete the replacement process within 14 calendar days after requesting for replacement of Personalised Octopus. Otherwise the replacement request will be cancelled and the remaining value (if any) of the lost Personalised Octopus will be refunded to you by cheque.

We shall refund the remaining value (if any) of your lost Personalised Octopus to you via Octopus App 4 working days after you have replaced it. Please follow these steps to collect the refund:

1. Open Octopus App, click "Octopus on iPhone or Apple Watch".
2. Select Octopus, click "Collect" under "PENDING ACTIONS".
3. Transaction in progress.
4. Refund collection is successful, click "Done".
5. Refund amount is added into the Octopus.