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: | 25 Mar 2024 (Mon) To 31 Mar 2024 (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 27 March) |
District: | Central and Western District |
Road Link outside Central Piers No. 4, 5 or 6
25 March (Mon): | Normal Service |
26 March (Tue): | Normal Service |
27 March (Wed): | Service Suspended |
28 March (Thu): | Normal Service |
29 March (Fri): | Normal Service |
30 March (Sat): | Normal Service |
31 March (Sun): | Normal Service |
Date: | 25 Mar 2024 (Mon) To 31 Mar 2024 (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 28 March) |
District: | Sham Shui Po District |
Pratas Street, Sham Shui Po
(near Block B, Eastland Towers)
25 March (Mon): | Normal Service |
26 March (Tue): | Normal Service |
27 March (Wed): | Normal Service |
28 March (Thu): | Service Suspended |
29 March (Fri): | Normal Service |
30 March (Sat): | Normal Service |
31 March (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 01 Apr 2024 To07 Apr 2024 |
Tung Ping House, Lei Tung Estate, Ap Lei Chau*
(Service suspended on Friday 5 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 01 Apr 2024 To07 Apr 2024 |
Entrance of Prosperous Garden, Tung Kun Street, Yau Ma Tei
(Service suspended on Thursday 4 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 08 Apr 2024 To14 Apr 2024 |
Outside Cheung Hang Estate Community Hall, Tsing Yi
8 Apr (Mon) to 10 Apr (Wed) Yuk Kwai House, Kwai Chung Estate, Kwai Chung* 12 Apr (Fri) to 14 Apr (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 11 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 08 Apr 2024 To14 Apr 2024 |
Shin Mei House, Fu Shin Estate, Tai Po*
(Service suspended on Friday 12 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 16 Apr 2024 To21 Apr 2024 |
Ying Yat House, Yat Tung Estate, Tung Chung*
(Service suspended on Monday 15 April and Wednesday 17 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 15 Apr 2024 To21 Apr 2024 |
Lay-by outside Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
(Service suspended on Tuesday 16 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 23 Apr 2024 To28 Apr 2024 |
Fung Shing Court, Sha Tin
(near fountain) (Service suspended on Monday 22 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 22 Apr 2024 To28 Apr 2024 |
Greig Crescent, Quarry Bay
(between Nan Fung Sun Chuen Car Park and Tower 2 of The Orchards) (Service suspended on Wednesday 24 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 29 Apr 2024 To05 May 2024 |
Open area outside Dip Shui House, Shui Pin Wai Estate, Yuen Long
(Service suspended on Wednesday 1 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 29 Apr 2024 To05 May 2024 |
Wu Fai House, Wu King Estate, Tuen Mun
29 Apr (Mon) to 3 May (Fri) King Wing House, Shan King Estate* 4 May (Sat) to 5 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Tuesday 30 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 06 May 2024 To12 May 2024 |
Adjacent to Choi Fu House, Choi Ming Court, Tiu Keng Leng
(near the cover of footbridge, Choi Ming Shopping Centre) (Service suspended on Tuesday 7 May and Friday 10 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 07 May 2024 To12 May 2024 |
Outside Wing Ting House, Fuk Loi Estate, Tsuen Wan
(Service suspended on Monday 6 May)
(Service hours until 12 noon on Saturday 11 May) |
Coin Cart No.1 13 May 2024 To19 May 2024 |
Choi Lok House, Choi Fok Estate*
13 May (Mon) to 16 May (Thu) Open area, behind the Telford Gardens Community Hall, Kowloon Bay 17 May (Fri) and 19 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Saturday 18 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 13 May 2024 To19 May 2024 |
Outside Tim Ming House and Yiu Ming House, Wah Ming Estate, Fanling
(Service suspended on Wednesday 15 May)
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Coin Cart No.1 20 May 2024 To26 May 2024 |
Tsz Lok Estate, Tsz Wan Shan
Lok Cheung House: 20 May (Mon) to 22 May (Wed) Lok Wong House: 24 May (Fri) to 26 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 23 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 20 May 2024 To26 May 2024 |
Sung Wong Toi Road, Ma Tau Chung, To Kwa Wan
(outside Sky Tower) (Service suspended on Wednesday 22 May)
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Coin Cart No.1 27 May 2024 To02 Jun 2024 |
Lay-by on Sheung Wo Che Road, Sha Tin
(outside Sha Tin Government Offices) (Service suspended on Thursday 30 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 27 May 2024 To02 Jun 2024 |
Adjacent to Blocks 56 and 58, Broadway, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Lai Chi Kok
(Service suspended on Wednesday 29 May)
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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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