Government Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities (the $2 Scheme)
- To enable elderly people and eligible persons with disabilities to travel on designated public transport modes and services at a concessionary fare.
- Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above
- Eligible Persons with Disabilities aged below 60：Recipients under the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme with 100% disabilities and recipients of Disability Allowance
[100% disabilities means that persons with disabilities concerned must be certified as severely disabled by doctors of the Department of Health or the Hospital Authority. For the definition of “severely disabled”, please refer to Annex 1 in the pamphlet of Social Security Allowance Scheme issued by Social Welfare Department]
Public Transport Modes and Services under the $2 Scheme
| Transport Mode | Services |
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| MTR |
Domestic MTR services, including Light Rail and MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories)
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| Franchised buses |
Franchised bus routes of Kowloon Motor Bus, Citybus, Long Win Bus and New Lantao Bus
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| Ferries |
Designated ferry services
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| Green minibuses | All green minbuses routes
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| Red minibuses, Kaitos and Residents’ Service |
Designated routes of Red minibuses, Kaitos and Residents’ Service approved by Transport Department to join the $2 Scheme. For details, please visit the website of Transport Department. A logo of the $2 Scheme will be displayed at a prominent position on vehicles or vessels and atop the Octopus readers of the routes of the Red minibuses, Kaitos and Residents’ Service concerned. 
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| Tram |
Note 1: For enquiries regarding the details of the fare concessions voluntarily offered by public transport operators, such as interchange discounts and fare waivers/discounts offered outside the $2 Scheme, please contact the respective operators (contact information is available on the Transport Department’s website).
- Eligible Beneficiaries can travel on designated public transport modes at a concessionary fare by using the following designated Octopus.
- JoyYou Card ：applicable to Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above
- Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" ：applicable to eligible persons with disabilities aged below 60
- With effect from 3 April 2026, $2 Scheme changes from a flat $2 fare per trip to “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off”.
- “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off” concession is applicable to interchange journeys (Note 6).
- If individual transport routes have different adult fares (such as resident/ non-resident fares, holiday/ non-holiday fares, etc.), the “$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off” fare under the $2 Scheme will be calculated based on the adult fares that applies.
Note 2: $2 Scheme is not applicable to fares paid in cash, anonymous Elder Octopus and ordinary Personalised Octopus.
| Adult fares (Note 3) | Fares Payable by beneficiaries under $2 Scheme |
| At $10 or below (Note 4) | $2 |
| Over $10 | “20%” of the adult fare (Note 5) |
Note 3: Adult fares are based on the adult Octopus fare set by public transport operators and will be adjusted in accordance with transport concessions offered by operators (if applicable).
Note 4: If the fare applicable for beneficiaries is below $2, beneficiaries only need to pay that fare.
Note 5: The “20%” of the adult fare will be rounded off to the nearest 10 cents.
Note 6: If the interchange journeys are covered under the $2 Scheme, the fare for the subsequent legs will be calculated based on the adult fares by deducting any interchange concessions offered by the operators while applying the “$2 flat rate or 80 per cent off” principle. For interchange arrangements and fare details, please contact the respective operators (contact information is available on the Transport Department’s website).
Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above:
- Must use a JoyYou Card to benefit from the $2 Scheme.
Eligible persons with disabilities aged below 60:
- Must use Personalised Octopus with photo and encoded with "Persons with Disabilities Status" to benefit from the $2 Scheme.
The ways to obtain application forms for the Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" (Application form) are as follows:
- Upon approval of application or renewal of the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) Scheme and Disability Allowance (DA), the Social Welfare Department (SWD) will mail a pre-verified application form for Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status" to the eligible beneficiaries, their parents or guardians, as appropriate.
- The above eligible persons with disabilities who have not received the pre-verified application form for Personalised Octopus with “Persons with Disabilities Status” from SWD for whatever reason can apply for reissuance from the respective Social Security Field Unit of SWD, or obtain a blank application form at MTR Customer Service Centres @.
@ Except Airport Express stations, Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Racecourse, Disneyland Resort, Sunny Bay, Wong Chuk Hang, Lei Tung, South Horizons, Hin Keng, Kai Tak, Sung Wong Toi and To Kwa Wan stations
- Applicant should read carefully the application submission procedures and the Notes to All Applicants on the back of the form for completion and return it to the MTR Corporation limited for processing.
- For any enquiries on the application for Personalised Octopus with “Persons with Disabilities Status”, please call MTR hotline 2881 8888.
- Eligible persons with disabilities aged 60 or above should apply and use a JoyYou Card to continue to enjoy $2 Scheme. There is an expiry date for the Personalised Octopus with "Persons with Disabilities Status". There is no need to apply for renewal of the “Persons with Disabilities Status” after switching to a JoyYou Card.
About JoyYou Card:
- JoyYou Card is a tailor-made Personalised Octopus for the $2 Scheme applicable to Hong Kong residents (including eligible persons with disabilities) aged 60 or above. JoyYou Card carries the name and photo of the eligible beneficiary as a proof of eligibility to facilitate inspections by the public transport operators. Each eligible applicant will only be issued with one JoyYou Card.
- Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above holding a valid Hong Kong identity card, and eligible persons reaching the age of 60 in three months, can apply for the JoyYou Card immediately via the Octopus App or by posting the application forms. For application details, please visit the JoyYou Card webpage or call the hotline at 2266 2222.
Arrangement for front-part-journey section fares(Note 7):
- Beneficiaries travelling on franchised bus routes (except New Lantao Bus) are reminded to tap the same designated Octopus again at the Octopus reader on the bus before alighting or at the validators located at bus stops after alighting in order to receive the front-part-journey section fare rebate.
- Beneficiaries travelling on New Lantao Bus or green minibus routes are reminded to inform the drivers of their alighting locations upon boarding when travelling along the sections for which front-part-journey section fares are offered so that the drivers can adjust the Octopus readers before they tap the designated Octopus cards.
Note 7: Front-part-journey section fare refers to the fare concessions offered at designated stops at the former section of the bus or minibus route journey.
Free rides for children:
- Some of the operators are currently offering free rides to children of designated age groups. Eligible children with disabilities for the $2 Scheme of such age groups will continue to enjoy this arrangement by not tapping their Personalised Octopus with “Persons with Disabilities Status” against the reader. If they do so inadvertently, some operators may deduct the concessionary fare under the $2 Scheme from that Octopus. For details, please refer to the relevant announcement from the public transport operators regarding their free rides to children of designated age groups.
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| Effective on MTR[2012] |
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| Extension to Kowloon Motor Bus, New World First Bus, Citybus and Long Win Bus[2012] |
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| Extension to ferries and New Lantao Bus[2013] |
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| Extension to eligible children with disabilities aged below 12[2014] |
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| Phased Extension to green minibuses[2015] |
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| Eligible age is lowered to 60[2022] |
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| Extension to Red Minibuses, Kaitos and Tram[2022] |
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| JoyYou Card applications for Hong Kong residents aged 65 or above[2022] |
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| JoyYou Card applications for Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above (including eligible persons with disabilities) [2023] |
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| $2 Scheme changes from a flat $2 fare per trip to "$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off" from April 3, 2026 [2026] | ||
TV and Radio Announcement on the $2 Scheme
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TV Announcement
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Radio Announcement
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| Effective on MTR[2012] | TV Announcement  Transcript |
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| Extension to Kowloon Motor Bus, New World First Bus, Citybus and Long Win Bus[2012] |
TV Announcement Transcript |
Radio Announcement  Transcript |
| Extension to ferries and New Lantao Bus[2013] | TV Announcement Transcript |
Radio Announcement Transcript |
| Phased Extension to green minibuses[2015] | TV Announcement Transcript |
Radio Announcement Transcript |
| Promotion[2016] | TV Announcement Transcript Accessible Version Transcript |
Radio Announcement Transcript |
| Lowering Eligible Age of the $2 Scheme to 60[2022] | TV Announcement Transcript |
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| JoyYou Card applications for Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above (including eligible persons with disabilities)[2023] |
TV Announcement Transcript
Web accessible version Transcript
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Radio Announcement Transcript
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| Hong Kong residents aged 60 or above must use a JoyYou Card to enjoy the $2 Scheme[2024] |
TV Announcement Transcript
Web accessible version Transcript
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Radio Announcement Transcript
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| $2 Scheme changes from a flat $2 fare per trip to "$2 Flat Rate or 80 Per cent Off" from April 3, 2026 [2026] |
TV Announcement Transcript
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Radio Announcement Transcript
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Details of the $2 Scheme:
| Transport Department | Tel: 2804 2600 Fax: 2804 2652 Email: tdenq@td.gov.hk (The above telephone and fax hotlines and e-mail box are handled by 1823.) |