The Year of the Snake is approaching and everyone in Hong Kong gets ready for the big festivities to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Shopping malls, restaurants and shops launch special sale promotions and “Year of the Snake” related products.

Similar to previous years, the Octopus Company will launch an exclusively Limited Edition Year of the Snake Octopus Card Set (for all who are not familiar with the Hong Kong Octopus Card please read our related article about this awesome value-stored smartcard which can be used to pay tickets for the public transportation and many other vendors by clicking the link ).

Year of the Snake Limited Edition Octopus Card

Year of the Snake Limited Edition Octopus Card

Year of the Snake Limited Edition Octopus Card

Year of the Snake Limited Edition Octopus Card

“The Year of the Snake Limited Edition Octopus Set” is the latest series of the Chinese zodiac theme, comes in two unique designs and is numbered and limited to 2,000 pieces each. The featured snakes on the Limited Edition Octopus Cards are drawn in Chinese traditional art and are paired with colorful and festive backgrounds. Each set is available for HK$ 288 from January 25th, 2013 and can be purchased at 7-Eleven convenience stores in MTR Stations. In case you are interested to get one of these Limited Edition “Year of the Snake” Octopus Cards we recommend acting fast since last year’s dragon edition of Octopus Card sold out literally within seconds once they hit the selves. Please note: there is no initial deposit or stored value on these Limited Edition Octopus Cards and they are only available as Adult Octopus.