Editing 7-Eleven (section)

====Hong Kong====
[[File:HK SYP Chong Yip Ctr 7-11 shop.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Shek Tong Tsui]], Hong Kong]]
7-Eleven first opened in Hong Kong in 1981, [[British Hong Kong|when it was a British colony]]. {{as of|July 2019}}, it operates as a subsidiary of the [[DFI Retail Group]] (formerly Dairy Farm International). It is popularly called ''cat¹-zai²'' ({{zh|七仔|labels=no}}, meaning "little seven") or ''cat¹-sap⁶-jat¹'' ({{zh|七·十一|labels=no}}, meaning "seven eleven"). As of 2012, 7-Eleven had 964 stores in Hong Kong, of which 563 were operated by franchisees.<ref name="madethemlosers">{{cite news |last1=Nip |first1=Amy |last2=Chong |first2=Dennis |title=7-Eleven owners say wage rise has made them losers |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 30, 2012 |page=1}}</ref> Hong Kong reportedly has the second-highest density of 7-Eleven stores, after Macao. All 7-Eleven stores in Hong Kong accept the ubiquitous [[Octopus card]] as a method of payment.<ref name="share">{{cite news |last=Cheng |first=Albert |title=Let other cards share in Octopus' success |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 4, 2002|page=14}}</ref> They also accept payments for utility bills and [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public housing]] rent.<ref name="rentpayment">{{cite web |title=Rent Payment Methods |url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/public-housing/rent-related-matters/rent-payment-methods/index.html |publisher=[[Hong Kong Housing Authority]] |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230073529/http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/public-housing/rent-related-matters/rent-payment-methods/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 1980, Southland Corporation and Hong Kong conglomerate [[Jardines (company)|Jardine Matheson]] signed a franchise agreement to bring 7-Eleven to the territory.<ref name="roundclock">{{cite news |last=Hunt |first=Christopher |title=Expansion round the clock |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=May 27, 1987 |page=31}}</ref> The first 7-Eleven shop opened in [[Happy Valley, Hong Kong|Happy Valley]] on April 3, 1981.<ref name="openssoon">{{cite news |title=24-hour shop opens soon |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 1, 1981 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="nowits">{{cite news |title=Now it's 24-hour shopping |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 4, 1981 |page=12}}</ref> The chain expanded aggressively across Hong Kong throughout the 1980s. The 50th store opened in [[Kwai Chung]] on October 6, 1983, while the 200th was inaugurated by [[Simon Keswick]] at Tai Po Centre on May 7, 1987.<ref name="planfor">{{cite news |title=Plan for 450 more 7-Elevens |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=October 7, 1983 |page=29}}</ref><ref name="foodchain">{{cite news |title=Food chain opens 200th HK store |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=May 8, 1987 |page=5}}</ref> The stores were sold to Dairy Farm, part of the Jardine Matheson, in 1989.<ref name="sale1989">{{cite news |title=Jardines in deal to sell 7-Elevens to Dairy Farm |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=February 15, 1989 |page=49}}</ref>

Octopus card readers were introduced in all 7-Eleven stores in July 1999, although at first these could only be used to add value to the card.<ref name="tentacles">{{cite news |last1=Au-yeung |first1=Karvin |last2=Lai |first2=Eric |title=Octopus may spread tentacles to 7-Elevens |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=June 22, 1999 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="photos">{{cite news |last=Yu |first=Kai Peter |title=Octopus, photos in 7-Eleven services |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=July 8, 1999 |page=3}}</ref> In September 2004, the number of locations in Hong Kong was substantially boosted when Dairy Farm acquired [[Daily Stop]], a rival convenience store chain, from [[SCMP Group|SCMP Retailing (HK)]]. The chain's 84 shops, located mainly in [[MTR]] and [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] stations (as well as shopping centers and housing estates), were converted to 7-Eleven stores.<ref name="sharesrally">{{cite news |last=Li |first=Sandy |title=SCMP shares rally; on asset disposal |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=September 17, 2004 |page=3}}</ref><ref name="despite">{{cite news |last=Li |first=Sandy |title=Dairy Farm expands despite soaring rents |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=March 1, 2005 |page=4}}</ref>

In 2009, a 7-Eleven location in [[Quarry Bay]] opened with a hot food counter, called "7 Café", selling traditional [[Hong Kong street food]] and [[Hong Kong-style milk tea|milk tea]].<ref name="firstshot">{{cite news |last=Tsang |first=Denise |title=7-Eleven café fires first shot in fish ball war |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=September 7, 2009 |page=1  |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/691736/7-eleven-cafe-fires-first-shot-fish-ball-war |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212041529/http://www.scmp.com/article/691736/7-eleven-cafe-fires-first-shot-fish-ball-war |url-status=live}}</ref> This feature was subsequently extended to select other 7-Eleven locations across Hong Kong under the "Daily Café" and "Hot Shot" brands.