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AlipayHK (支付寶香港) is an e-purse service and third-party payment platform for Hong Kong launched in May 2017 under Alipay's parent company, China's online financial group "Ant Gold Services". Hong Kong's Cheung Kong & Hutchison Industries and Alipay's parent company, China Internet financial group "Ant Gold Service", formed a strategic partnership alliance in September 2017, injecting nearly $600 million to vigorously develop AlipayHK's business, and formally established a joint venture, Alipay Financial Services (HK) Ltd, in March 2018, with each party holding a 50/50 interest. [1]

AlipayHK has been granted a Stored Value Payment Instrument Licence (SVF0004) by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority as early as 25 August 2016, and after more than two years of preparation, in October 2018, it announced the launch of a payment technology that can be applied to transportation - EasyGo ( 易乘碼), and signed a partnership agreement with two major green minibus operators in Hong Kong, AMS Public Transport and Koon Wing Motors, a subsidiary of "King of Minibus" Ma Ah Muk, which allows members of the public to use electronic wallets to pay for their rides on some minibus routes. [2]

Passengers can pay the fare by scanning the QR code generated from the "EPS" interface in the AlipayHK mobile app to the reader on the bus or minibus. The entire transaction can be completed in 0.3 to 0.4 seconds on average, and after a successful transaction, a "beep" will sound (or "thank you/success" in Chinese will be read out on city buses), and the user will receive an SMS alert[3].

"Easy Ride" uses dual offline technology, which allows users to pay for fares even if their cell phone does not have network coverage; if the balance in the electronic wallet is insufficient, the wallet can advance one fare until the user adds value to the wallet. [4]

Operators accepting AlipayHK EasyPass for fare payment[]

AMS Public Transport[]

Green Minibus routes accepting AlipayHK EasyPass for fare payment
Date District Route
28 January 2019 Hong Kong Island 8/8X
14 April 2019 Hong Kong Island[5] 4A/4B/4C/4M/4S/4S/5/5M/35M, N4A/N4C/N4X
5 May 2019 Hong Kong Island 69/69A/69X/N69X
19 May 2019 New Territories 403/403A/403P/403X
2 June 2019 Hong Kong Island 10/10P, 31/31X, 40/40X/N40
8 December 2019 Hong Kong Island [6] 51/51A/51S, 56/56A/56B
New Territories[7] 481/481A/481B/482
15 December 2019 Hong Kong Island [6] 58/58A/58M, 59/59A/59B/59X
22 December 2019 Hong Kong Island [6] 52, 63/63A
5 January 2020 Hong Kong Island [8] 39C/39M/39S, 45A/45S, 66/66A、68
19 July 2020 New Territories [9] 20A/20B/20C/20E/20K/20M/20P/20R/20S/20T/20X, 21A/21K, 22K, 23K/23S

Ma Ah Muk[]

From 14 December 2019, Route 47 operated by Brilliant Way under Ma Ah Muk accepted Alipay HK "EasyGo" Ride Code for payment, which was the first among Kowloon. [10]Compared to AMS Public Transport, the pace of introducing EasyGo by Ma Ah Muk was relatively slower, and only after 9 months that EasyGo for payment was only accepted on routes operated under Sky Team Transportation (Kowloon GMB Routes 76A and 76B) and Treasure Up (New Territories GMB Route 113).[11][12]

And after 2020 onwards, routes operated by Koon Wing Motors, Garrison, Yan Yan Ho under Ma Ah Muk began to accept EasyGo payment. However as most passengers accustomed to pay their fares with Octopus and passengers seldom use EasyGo for payment, some GMBs even do not launch the system concerned.

GMB Routes under Ma Ah Muk which accepts Alipay HK "EasyGo" payment
Date Operator Area Route(s)
14 April 2019 Brilliant Way Kowloon 47
12 January 2020 Sky Team Transportation Kowloon [11] 76A, 76B
12 January 2020 Treasure Up New Territories [12] 113
19 January 2020 Koon Wing Motors Kowloon [13] 48, 49, 49M
24 May 2020 Garrison Hong Kong Island[14] 32, 32A, 33, 33M
27 December 2020 Yan Yan Ho New Territories[15] 101M, 102, 102B, 102S, 111
17 October 2021 Brilliant Way Kowloon[16][17] 5M, 37A, 37M
Better Coin 54, 54M, 54S
New Territories[18][19][20] 28K, 28S
C&W Public Light Bus 43, 43A, 43B, 43C, 43S
Sheung Shui PLB 50A, 50K, 51B, 51K
Big Union 59K
23 January 2022 Express Top Industries New Territories[21][22][23][24] 44, 44A, 44A1, 44B, 44B1, 45, 49S
Golden Way 55K, 56A, 56B, 56C, 56K
Sheung Shui PLB 57K, 58K, 58S
Fully Mint 807A, 807B, 807C, 807K, 807S, 807X

Other GMB operators[]

All routes operated under Fine Luck (Kowloon GMB Routes 17M, 25A, 25B, 25M and 25MS) accept payment by Alipay HK "EasyGo". [25]

Franchised bus companies[]

After the introduction of EasyGo ride code, a number of franchised bus companies are interested in introducing electronic payment technologies other than Octopus. NWFB and Citybus indicated that they had conducted pre-qualification for the introduction of e-payment in 2018 and nine operators had expressed interest. It is expected that formal tenders would be invited within 2019, and both QR Code and Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies would be considered, but there is no specific implementation timetable.

KMB and LWB pointed out that they had studied and prepared for the introduction of a new electronic payment system to provide passengers with more choices in addition to cash and Octopus cards [26]. As a result, LWB announced in March 2020 that seven routes were the first to introduce AlipayHK payment on 15 March. [27] Starting from 24 May, all LWB routes accepted AlipayHK payment.[28] On 7 February 2021, KMB launched the same e-payment system as LWB on 39 routes, named "e-payment system", which also supports AlipayHK payment[29]. The number of applicable routes would be gradually increased by phases, and finally on 13 February 2022, all routes were announced to support the "e-payment system", including AlipayHK. [30]

Starting from 9 January 2021, NWFB and Citybus would be the first to introduce the use of Transportation 2D Codes (including AlipayHK's "EasyGo", BocPay "RideCode", UnionPay's "QuickPass") for payment on nine of its routes, including Citybus routes 20, 20A, A29, A29P and E21A, as well as NWFB routes 23, 694, 796C and 798, and wouldl also be the first to introduce the use of the e-payment system for payment on all its routes. [31][32] On 26 April 2021, Citybus introduced four cross-harbour routes (686, 933, 976, 989), all of which accept Transport 2D payment, while all other franchised routes started to accept Transport 2D payment on 9 May of the same year. [33]

NLB first introducede AlipayHK EasyGo Payment Codes for payment on six routes starting from 29 November 2021, including Routes 21, 23, 37H, B2, B2P and B6 [34]. All remaining franchised routes (except the 6 special routes) accepted Transport QR Code payment from 15 February 2022. [35]。

Compatibiity with related transport interchange concessions[]

Currently, AlipayHK EasyGo users can enjoy interchange concessions/fare concessions for journeys paid in the same way (only applicable to franchised bus operators of the same company / group, not applicable to minibuses). However, the fare system has not yet been included in the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme and the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities (the "$2 Concessionary Fare Scheme").[36]

Gallery[]

Franchised bus companies[]

Green minibuses/Public light buses[]

AlipayHK "RideCode" interface[]

Remarks[]

Related articles[]

  • Octopus (another payment tool used for paying fares)
  • e-payment system (the diversified e-payment system launched by KMB and LWB)

References[]

  1. ↑ "李嘉誠馬雲聯營支付寶HK 長和螞蟻金服各佔50% 待商務部批批" (Alipay HK joint venture between Li Ka-shing and Ma Yun: Hutchison Whampoa and Alipay each to hold 50% of interest, to be approved by Ministry of Commerce), Ming Pao, 27 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "AlipayHK推「易乘碼」 兩小巴營運商可供支付寶付款" (AlipayHK launches 'Easy Ride Code' for two minibus operators to allow Alipay payments), Ming Pao, 18 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "AlipayHK 易乘碼 EasyGo 率先實測！手機 QR Code 一唧付費上小巴" (AlipayHK's EasyGo first to be tested! Pay while boarding minibus with QR Code on phone), ezone, 28 January 2019
  4. ↑ "小巴首推Alipay「易乘碼」畀錢 半年内擴大至90條線" (Alipay "EasyGo" ride code payment launched on minibuses, to be expanded on 90 routes within half a year), Headline Daily, 28 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Trial of a New Electronic Payment System on Hong Kong Island Green Minibuses (GMBs) Route Nos. 4A, 4B, 4C, 4S, 4M, 5, 5M, 35M, N4A, N4C and N4X [Traffic Notice], 12 April 2019
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of New Electronic Payment System on Hong Kong Island Green Minibus (GMB) Routes in December 2019" [Traffic Notice], 5 December 2019.
  7. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 481, 481A, 481B, 482" [Traffic Notice], 5 December 2019.
  8. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of a New Electronic Payment System on Hong Kong Island Green Minibus (GMB) Routes in January 2020" [Traffic Notice], 24 December 2019.
  9. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 20A, 20B, 20C, 20E, 20K, 20M, 20P, 20R, 20S, 20T, 20X, 21A, 21K, 22K, 23K and 23S" [Traffic Notice], 17 July 2020.
  10. ↑ "AlipayHK智慧出行覆蓋更多港九小巴路線 公佈港鐵二維碼服務供應商" (AlipayHK Smart Mobility Covers More MTR and Kowloon Minibus Routes Announces MTR QR Code Service Provider), Alibaba News, 16 April 2019.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 76A and 76B" [Traffic Notice], 6 January 2020.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route No. 113" [Traffic Notice], 8 January 2020.
  13. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 48 and 49" [Traffic Notice], 9 January 2020.
  14. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Introduction of a New Electronic Payment System on Hong Kong Island Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 32, 32A, 33 and 33M in May 2020)" [Traffic Notice], 20 May 2020.
  15. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 101M, 102, 102B, 102S and 111" [Traffic Notice], 24 December 2020.
  16. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 5M, 37A and 37M" [Traffic Notice], 15 October 2021.
  17. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 54, 54M and 54S" [Traffic Notice], 15 October 2021.
  18. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 28K and 28S" [Traffic Notice], 15 October 2021.
  19. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 43(43S), 43A, 43B and 43C" [Traffic Notice], 15 October 2021.
  20. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 50A, 50K, 51B, 51K and 59K" [Traffic Notice], 15 October 2021.
  21. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "[https://www.td.gov.hk/en/traffic_notices/index_id_65252.html Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 44, 44A, 44A1, 44B, 44B1, 44B (all-night service), 45 and 49S (all-night service) ]" [Traffic Notice], 21 January 2022.
  22. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 57K, 58K and 58S" [Traffic Notice], 21 January 2022.
  23. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 807A, 807B, 807C, 807K, 807S and 807X" [Traffic Notice], 21 January 2022.
  24. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on New Territories Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 55K, 56A, 56B, 56C and 56K" [Traffic Notice], 21 January 2022.
  25. ↑ Transport Department HKSARG, "Launch of a New Electronic Payment System on Kowloon Green Minibus (GMB) Route Nos. 17M, 25M, 25MS, 25A and 25B" [Traffic Advice].
  26. ↑ "兩小巴線引入支付寶" (Two GMB routes to introduce Alipay payment), Ming Pao, 29 January 2019.
  27. ↑ "【實試】搭巴士用 Apple Pay 拍卡好方便！龍運巴士支援 AP、Google Pay、Samsung Pay、信用卡、AlipayHK 電子支付" ([Real test] Enjoy convenience while paying bus fares with Apple Pay! LWB supports AP, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, credit card and AlipayHK payment), unwire, 18 March 2020.
  28. ↑ Long Win Bus Company Limited, "LWB provides Hong Kong's first diversified bus e-payment system with more choices and convenience" [Press Release], 22 May 2020.
  29. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB Introduces E-Payment System" [Press Release], 6 February 2021.
  30. ↑ The Kowloon Motor Bus Company (1933) Limited, "KMB fully launches e-payment system on all routes applicable to all bus-bus interchange discounts and Regional Two-way Sectional Fare Schemes" [Press Release], 11 February 2022.
  31. ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "NWFB and Citybus Introduce New e-Payment System Accepting Payment by Multiple Transit QR Codes in the First Phase" [Press Release], 31 December 2020.
  32. ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "New e-Payment System Accepting Various Types of Transport 2D Codes in First Phase" [Press Release].
  33. ↑ Citybus Limited, New World First Bus Services Limited, "New e-Payment System Fully Covers More Than 300 Franchised Routes of NWFB and Citybus Accepting Payment by QR Codes" [Press Release], 6 May 2021.
  34. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "Acceptance of Payment by Multiple Transit QR Codes" [Press Release], 26 November 2021.
  35. ↑ New Lantao Bus Company (1973) Limited, "All NLB Routes Accept Payment by QR Codes" [Press Release], 14 February 2022.
  36. ↑ "【電子錢包】今日起7條龍運巴士路綫試行電子繳費 信用卡、手機錢包都用得（附Q&A）" ([E-Purse] E-payment to be trialled on 7 LWB Routes from today, payment by credit cards, smartphone wallet acceptable (With Q&A)), HKET, 15 March 2020.

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