Octopus Automatic Add-Value Service

What you need to know

What is Octopus Automatic Add-Value Service ("AAVS")?

The Octopus Automatic Add-Value Service ("AAVS") is available to HSBC credit cardholders. Apply now and watch your Reward points add up every time your Octopus card is reloaded by AAVS

Features

Fast and simple to apply
Apply for Octopus AAVS² for yourself and up to three others¹ aged 12 or above
Earn credit card Reward points, in addition to up to eight weeks' interest-free repayment period
Automatically transfer HK$250 or HK$500³ from your credit card to reload your Octopus card to complete transactions

How to apply:

Download the Octopus AAVS application form.
Complete and return your application form by mail to Card Centre, 8/F, Tower 2 and 3, HSBC Centre, 1 Sham Mong Road, Kowloon.
Existing HSBC credit cardholders, may return the completed application form by fax on (852) 2725 7280.
You will receive a letter advising you of the activation of the AAVS on your Octopus card. If your Octopus card has the AAVS function, this service will automatically be linked to your credit card.

Next Steps...

Download application form

Notes:

Each of the applicants must apply for the AAVS with an existing Octopus cards or products. The approval of the application shall be at the discretion of Octopus Cards Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited ("HSBC").
The service is free for all first time applications. A handling fee of HK$20 will be levied for applications switched from other banks or re-activation of AAVS service. The handling fee will be deducted from the newly designated credit card once the application is approved.
Maximum automatic add-value amount for Octopus cards is HK$250 or HK$500 per card, per day.
Should applicants who opt for auto-reloading HK$500 per transaction want to switch to another bank that only provides the option of auto-reloading HK$250 per transaction thereafter, applicants should either change the auto-reloading amount to HK$250 or cancel the AAVS before switching to another bank. Applicants are required to pay Octopus Cards Limited a non-refundable handling fee.