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: | 10 Mar 2025 (Mon) To 16 Mar 2025 (Sun) (Service suspended on Tuesday 11 March) |
District: | Sai Kung District |
Ming Toa House, Ming Tak Estate, Tseung Kwan O*
10 March (Mon): | Normal Service |
11 March (Tue): | Service Suspended |
12 March (Wed): | Normal Service |
13 March (Thu): | Normal Service |
14 March (Fri): | Normal Service |
15 March (Sat): | Normal Service |
16 March (Sun): | Normal Service |
Date: | 10 Mar 2025 (Mon) To 16 Mar 2025 (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 13 March) |
District: | Eastern District |
Sui Yick House, Siu Sai Wan Estate, Siu Sai Wan
10 March (Mon): | Normal Service |
11 March (Tue): | Normal Service |
12 March (Wed): | Normal Service |
13 March (Thu): | Service Suspended |
14 March (Fri): | Normal Service |
15 March (Sat): | Normal Service |
16 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 17 Mar 2025 To23 Mar 2025 |
Tak Yu House, Tak Long Estate, Kowloon City
17 Mar (Mon) 18 Mar (Tue) 20 Mar (Thu) San Ma Tau Street, Ma Tau Kok (near Grand Waterfront Plaza) 21 Mar (Fri) to 23 Mar (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 19 March)
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Coin Cart No.2 17 Mar 2025 To23 Mar 2025 |
Hay Ping House, Long Ping Estate, Yuen Long
(Service suspended on Thursday 20 March)
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Coin Cart No.1 24 Mar 2025 To30 Mar 2025 |
Adjacent to Ying Yuet House, Ying Tung Estate, Tung Chung
24 Mar (Mon) to 26 Mar (Wed) Mun Shun House, Mun Tung Estate, Tung Chung 28 Mar (Fri) to 30 Mar (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 27 March)
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Coin Cart No.2 24 Mar 2025 To30 Mar 2025 |
Lay-by outside Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East, Wan Chai
(Service suspended on Wednesday 26 March)
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Coin Cart No.1 01 Apr 2025 To06 Apr 2025 |
Lok Sang House, Kin Sang Estate, Tuen Mun
(Service suspended on Monday 31 March)
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Coin Cart No.2 31 Mar 2025 To06 Apr 2025 |
Mau Chuen House, Shui Chuen O Estate, Sha Tin
31 Mar (Mon) to 2 Apr (Wed) Chung Tak House, Chung On Estate, Ma On Shan (open area outside basketball court) 4 Apr (Fri) to 6 Apr (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 3 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 07 Apr 2025 To13 Apr 2025 |
Lay-by on Lei Yue Mun Path, Lei Yue Mun
(outside One East Coast) 7 Apr (Mon) to 9 Apr (Wed) Lay-by adjacent to Kai Tin Shopping Centre, Kai Tin Road, Lam Tin (opposite to Lam Tin (West) Estate Community Centre) 11 Apr (Fri) to 13 Apr (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 10 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 07 Apr 2025 To13 Apr 2025 |
Lay-by on 58-69 Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
(outside Kok Pah Mansion) 7 Apr (Mon) to 10 Apr (Thu) Lay-by on Sai Yee Street, Mongkok (between Nelson Street and Argyle Street) 11 Apr (Fri) to 13 Apr (Sun) (Service suspended on Wednesday 9 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 14 Apr 2025 To20 Apr 2025 |
Tonkin Street, Sham Shui Po (outside Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum)
(Service suspended on Wednesday 16 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 14 Apr 2025 To20 Apr 2025 |
Lay-by outside 118 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan
(Lay-by near Sheung Wan Cultural Square*) (Service suspended on Tuesday 15 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 21 Apr 2025 To27 Apr 2025 |
Open area outside Shin Leung House, Long Shin Estate, Yuen Long*
(Service suspended on Tuesday 22 April and Friday 25 April)
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Coin Cart No.2 21 Apr 2025 To27 Apr 2025 |
Sau Shan House, Cheung Shan Estate, Tsuen Wan*
21 Apr (Mon) to 23 Apr (Wed) Shell Piazza adjacent to Block 5, Park Island, Ma Wan 25 Apr (Fri) to 27 Apr (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 24 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 28 Apr 2025 To04 May 2025 |
Rambler Crest, Tsing Yi
(near outside the entrance of Club House) 28 Apr (Mon) to 30 Apr (Wed) Loading Bay adjacent to Kwai Hei House, Kwai Fong Estate 2 May (Fri) to 4 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 1 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 28 Apr 2025 To04 May 2025 |
South Horizon Drive outside Block 11, South Horizons, Ap Lei Chau
(Service suspended on Wednesday 30 April)
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Coin Cart No.1 05 May 2025 To11 May 2025 |
Lay-by on North Point Estate Lane
(outside Java Road Market) 5 May (Mon) to 7 May (Wed) In front of Shau Kei Wan Market, Shau Kei Wan Main Street East* 8 May (Thu) to 11 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Friday 9 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 05 May 2025 To11 May 2025 |
R9 Road, LOHAS Park, Sai Kung*
(opposite to Hemera) 5 May (Mon) to 7 May (Wed) Wo Fai House, Wo Ming Court, Hang Hau 9 May (Fri) to 11 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Thursday 8 May)
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Coin Cart No.1 12 May 2025 To18 May 2025 |
Lay-by on Po Wu Lane, Tai Po (nearby area outside Plover Cove Road Market)
12 May (Mon) to 14 May (Wed) Heng Tsui House, Fu Heng Estate, Tai Po* 15 May (Thu) to 18 May (Sun) (Service suspended on Friday 16 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 12 May 2025 To18 May 2025 |
Open area adjacent to Lung Cheung House, Lung Poon Court, Diamond Hill
(near Lung Poon Court Commercial Centre) (Service suspended on Wednesday 14 May)
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Coin Cart No.1 20 May 2025 To25 May 2025 |
Lay-by adjacent to Cheung Shun House, Cheung Wah Estate, Fanling
(Service suspended on Monday 19 May and Wednesday 21 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 19 May 2025 To25 May 2025 |
Lay-by on Po Shing Street, City One Shatin
(opposite to Block 31, City One Shatin) (Service suspended on Thursday 22 May)
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Coin Cart No.1 26 May 2025 To01 Jun 2025 |
Open area adjacent to Chung Yan House, Tin Chung Court, Tin Shui Wai
(near Chung Ying House) (Service suspended on Wednesday 28 May)
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Coin Cart No.2 26 May 2025 To01 Jun 2025 |
Adjacent to the entrance of Tower 9, Laguna Verde, Hung Hom*
(Service suspended on Thursday 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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