The concept of cards loaded with money for public transport:

  • Hong Kong: 1997
  • London: 2003
  • Paris: 2021

I'm not exaggerating when I say this city's drowning in history. They want 5 years to phase out paper tickets. [konbini.com]

And we all know it's not going to get done on time. They can't even finish renovations on time, never mind a modification to their database/filing cabinet system.