Originally Posted by
fransknorge
I also prefer the card to fumble with my phone. There is an Octopus Card for tourist you can get at the airport. It is preloaded with some HKD. Very convenient. OP, part of Hong Kong is to venture around so just going around your hotel you are going to seriously narrow your view of this gem of a place.
Thanks, franksnorge, for the advice. I totally agree with your opinion of HK - but this is not my first visit, and I have ventured around a fair bit previously. I guess it might sound like I've not been before due to my ignorance on the Octo topic but I just didn't bother getting one (or even looking into it) on previous visits. For whatever reason, the idea of getting it this time caught my attention.