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Why ‘lucky money’ red packets are unlikely to disappear in Hong Kong, despite rise of electronic lai see

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Touching an application on his smartphone, student Danny Wong types in an amount of HK$20, and clicks the “confirm” button.The 25-year-old Hongkonger says he just sent lai see to a friend electronically and wished him a happy Lunar New Year.Hongkongers hand out lai see – red paper packets filled with “lucky money”– on auspicious occasions like birthdays, weddings and the Lunar New Year, which begins on January 25 this year and lasts two weeks.The festive red packets are given out by Chinese…

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