Limited edition Year of the Rat Octopus Card set is a great start for celebrating the arrival of Chinese New Year. When the Year of the Rat is coming in January 2020 and the whole Hong Kong is busy with preparing different events and celebrations, Hong Kong Octopus Card Company is no exception. In 2020, they continue the annual tradition and will release an exclusive limited edition Octopus Card Set.
Octopus Company has a long tradition in releasing special limited edition zodiac related and themed Octopus Card each year. It’s not only highly collectable for all the Octopus Card collectors, but also a great start in the New Year.
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2020 Limited edition Year of the Rat Octopus Card
This “Limited Edition Year of the Rat Octopus Card Set” is the latest series of the Chinese zodiac theme. Each set features two unique designs. The sets showcase the essence of Chinese traditional art and are very colorful. The similar style has been used in the Limited Octopus Card designs in the previous years.
In Chinese customs, the zodiac of the Rat represents spirituality, strong vitality and exquisite.
The set is numbered and limited to 2,000 pieces, which is highly collectable. As the name of Octopus Card already indicates, each Octopus Card will feature a rat. The Octopus Cards use joyful and festive colors as the centerpiece of each card showcasing traditional Chinese artworks.
2020 Year of the Rat Octopus Card Set
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Octopus Card featured with Rat zodiac
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Octopus Card featured with Rat zodiac
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Price of the Year of the Rat Octopus Cards and where to buy?
Each “Year of the Rat Limited Edition Octopus Card Set” is available for HK$ 288. The sets go on sale from 7:00 am on January 8th, 2020 onwards.
They are available at all the 7-Eleven convenience stores in MTR Stations.
If you plan to get one set of the limited edition Octopus card as a great Hong Kong souvenir, then don’t wait too long. This kind of limited Octopus Card sets usually sell out very fast. They are highly collectable. The previous zodiac themed-Octopus cards sold out literally within hours.
Please note: like previous years, this special “Year of the Rat Octopus Card 2020” is a Sold Octopus Card and won’t come with initial or stored value. Furthermore, they are only available as the Adult Octopus Card.
(The information is from Octopus Cards Limited.)
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