The Coin Collection Programme, launched in October 2014, is the world’s first structured coin collection scheme using a mobile approach. The two Coin Carts collect coins from the public in the 18 districts of Hong Kong on a rotational basis and free of charge. The coins collected are then recirculated to meet public demand, making circulation more efficient and reducing the need for minting new coins. The programme has won several local and international awards in recognition of its innovative and green approach.
Service hours:10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Date: | 04 Aug 2025 (Mon) To 10 Aug 2025 (Sun) (Service suspended on Tuesday 5 August) |
District: | North District |
Carpark outside Wun Chuen Sin Kwoon, Ping Che Road, Ta Kwu Ling, Fanling
4 Aug (Mon)
Loading area adjacent to Wong Ching House, Queen's Hill Estate, Fanling
6 Aug (Wed) to
10 Aug (Sun)
04 August (Mon): | Normal Service |
05 August (Tue): | Service Suspended |
06 August (Wed): | Normal Service |
07 August (Thu): | Normal Service |
08 August (Fri): | Normal Service |
09 August (Sat): | Normal Service |
10 August (Sun): | Normal Service |
Date: | 04 Aug 2025 (Mon) To 10 Aug 2025 (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 6 August) |
District: | Kowloon City District |
Ho Man Tin Estate, Ho Man Tin
(between Yee Man House and Yat Man House)
04 August (Mon): | Normal Service |
05 August (Tue): | Normal Service |
06 August (Wed): | Service Suspended |
07 August (Thu): | Normal Service |
08 August (Fri): | Normal Service |
09 August (Sat): | Normal Service |
10 August (Sun): | Normal Service |
Service hours:10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
(* denotes LCSD mobile library service locations)
Date | Coin Cart No.1 | Date | Coin Cart No.2 |
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Coin Cart No.1 11 Aug 2025 To17 Aug 2025 |
Open area outside Yuet Tin House, Yan Tin Estate, Tuen Mun
(Service suspended on Wednesday 13 August)
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Coin Cart No.2 11 Aug 2025 To17 Aug 2025 |
Chi Tai House, On Tai Estate, Kwun Tong
(Service suspended on Monday 11 August)
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Coin Cart No.1 18 Aug 2025 To24 Aug 2025 |
Amphitheatre, Lee On Estate Phase III, Ma On Shan
18 Aug (Mon) to 21 Aug (Thu) Carpark adjacent to Chevalier Garden Shopping Mall, Ma On Shan* 22 Aug (Fri) to 24 Aug (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 20 August)
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Coin Cart No.2 18 Aug 2025 To24 Aug 2025 |
Lay-by on Sai Ching Street, Yuen Long
(near Full Shing Building, 9 Sai Ching Street) 18 Aug (Mon) to 20 Aug (Wed) Lay-by outside Yuet Fu House, Tin Yuet Estate, Tin Shui Wa 22 Aug (Fri) to 24 Aug (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 21 August)
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Coin Cart No.1 25 Aug 2025 To31 Aug 2025 |
Adjacent to Block 21, Shek Kip Mei Estate, Berwick Street, Shek Kip Mei
(Service suspended on Thursday 28 August)
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Coin Cart No.2 26 Aug 2025 To31 Aug 2025 |
Ying Yat House, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung*
(Service suspended on Monday 25 August and Wednesday 27 August)
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Coin Cart No.1 01 Sep 2025 To07 Sep 2025 |
Open area adjacent to Butterfly Bay Community Centre, Butterfly Estate, Tuen Mun
(Service suspended on Tuesday 2 September and Wednesday 3 September)
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Coin Cart No.2 01 Sep 2025 To07 Sep 2025 |
Lay-by outside Langham Place on Portland Street, Mong Kok
(opposite to Taxi Stand) (Service suspended on Thursday 4 September)
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Coin Cart No.1 09 Sep 2025 To14 Sep 2025 |
Adjacent to Phase I Club House, Laguna City, Lam Tin*
(Service suspended on Monday 8 September)
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Coin Cart No.2 08 Sep 2025 To14 Sep 2025 |
Connaught Place, Central
(near General Post Office) (Service suspended on Wednesday 10 September)
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Coin Cart No.1 15 Sep 2025 To21 Sep 2025 |
Lay-by on Paterson Street, Causeway Bay
(outside Jade & Pearl Plaza) (Service suspended on Wednesday 17 September)
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Coin Cart No.2 15 Sep 2025 To21 Sep 2025 |
Parking area adjacent to Kin Shue House, Lei Muk Shue Estate, Tsuen Wan
15 Aug (Mon) to 17 Aug (Wed) Adjacent to Block 5, Hongkong Garden, Tsing Lung Tau 18 Aug (Thu) to 21 Aug (Sun) (Service suspended on Friday 19 September)
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Coin Cart No.1 22 Sep 2025 To28 Sep 2025 |
Lay-by on Hing Ning Road, Kwai Chung (near Carpark entrance of Metroplaza)
22 Sep (Mon) to 23 Sep (Tue) Lay-by on Lai Cho Road, Kwai Chung (near Kai Him Lau, Cho Yiu Chuen) 25 Sep (Thu) to 28 Sep (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 24 September)
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Coin Cart No.2 22 Sep 2025 To28 Sep 2025 |
Tung Ping House, Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau*
(Service suspended on Friday 26 September)
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Coin Cart No.1 29 Sep 2025 To05 Oct 2025 |
Lay-by on Tai Yue Avenue, Taikoo Shing
(near Po On Mansion) (Service suspended on Thursday 2 October)
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Coin Cart No.2 29 Sep 2025 To05 Oct 2025 |
Chan Man Street, Sai Kung Central
(near Sai Kung Government Offices) 29 Sep (Mon) to 30 Sep (Tue) Kin Ching House, Kin Ming Estate, Tseung Kwan O 2 Oct (Thu) to 5 Oct (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 1 October)
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Coin Cart No.1 06 Oct 2025 To12 Oct 2025 |
Fu Tip Estate, Tai Po
(Open area between Hin Tip House and Hei Tip House) 6 Oct (Mon) to 8 Oct (Wed) Roadside outside Tai Po Civic Centre, On Pong Road, Tai Po 10 Oct (Fri) to 12 Oct (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 9 October)
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Coin Cart No.2 06 Oct 2025 To12 Oct 2025 |
Lung Wah House, Lower Wong Tai Sin Estate, Wong Tai Sin
6 Oct (Mon) to 7 Oct (Tue) Rome Square adjacent to Block 3, Rhythm Garden, San Po Kong 8 Oct (Wed) to 12 Oct (Sun) (Service suspended on Saturday 11 October)
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Coin Cart No.1 13 Oct 2025 To19 Oct 2025 |
Carpark entrance of the Ancillary Facilities Block, Tin Wah Estate, Tin Shui Wai*
(Service suspended on Saturday 18 October)
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Coin Cart No.2 13 Oct 2025 To19 Oct 2025 |
Yan Ching House, Kai Ching Estate, Kowloon City
(Service suspended on Thursday 16 October)
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Coin Cart No.1 20 Oct 2025 To26 Oct 2025 |
Fuk Tai House, Ka Fuk Estate, Fanling*
(Service suspended on Wednesday 22 October and Saturday 25 October)
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Coin Cart No.2 20 Oct 2025 To26 Oct 2025 |
Outside Prima Villa, Chui Yan Street, Sha Tin
(opposite to Yu Fun House, Yu Chui Court) 20 Oct (Mon) to 22 Oct (Wed) Open area adjacent to Tak Wo House, Wo Che Estate, Sha Tin (near Shun Wo House) 23 Oct (Thu) to 26 Oct (Sun) (Service suspended on Friday 24 October)
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Note 1: Hong Kong coins not acceptable to the Coin Carts can be exchanged for face value of current Hong Kong circulation currency at branches of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), which acts as the government's agent bank for coins, subject to fees or conditions set by the bank. If there are large quantity of these coins (i.e. more than 500 pieces) or coins which are no longer legal tender, you should approach HSBC's Hong Kong Office (HSBC Main Building, 1 Queen's Road Central) or Mong Kok Branch (673 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon) for the exchange. Please note that HSBC may refuse to give value to coins if their condition is beyond recognition and suspected counterfeit coins. Suspected counterfeit coins will be passed to the Police for authentication.
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Warning Signal |
Warning Signal |
Warning Signal |
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Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No.8 or above or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal |
Service suspended |
Service resumes |
Service remains |
Coin Collection Programme accepts the following Hong Kong coins
Do you know? In 1863 the Hong Kong Government produced Hong Kong’s first legal tender coin, a one-mil “Yi Wen” coin with a design based on the traditional Chinese cosmology of the hemispherical dome (square earth under a round sky).
Do you know? The first five-cent silver coin was issued in 1866. It weighed 0.036 taels. At that time, vegetable wholesalers made their bids discreetly by communicating in codes. “Dau” and “Ling” represented “3” and “6” respectively. The coin was therefore commonly known as “Dau Ling”.
Do you know? In the past a fifty-cent coin was also known as “half dollar.” In 1910s fifty cents could buy a decent Chinese style dinner.
Do you know? For replacement of one-dollar notes, Hong Kong issued one-dollar coins in 1960. It was the highest-value and largest coin at that time, earning itself a nickname “Dai Beng”, meaning “big cake”.
Do you know? Since 1993, “Queen’s Head” coins returning to the reserves have not been re-circulated. At the end of 2013, a total of 880 million “Queen’s Head” coins have been retrieved from circulation.
Do you know? There are no coins in circulation showing years of minting “1999” to “2011” because there had been no demand for minting new coins during these years.
Do you know? At the end of 2013 around 6 billion coins were in circulation in Hong Kong. They weighed 30,000 tons, equivalent to 2,000 double-deck buses.
Do you know? Hong Kong coins are mainly made of copper, nickel, zinc or plated steel.
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