A domestic worker was taken to a police station for further investigation on Sunday after being suspected of theft from her employer at a home in Happy Valley on Hong Kong Island.
At 12:12pm, police received a report that the resident of an apartment in Fontana Garden on Ka Ling Path had discovered that a batch of red envelopes known as lai sees had gone missing, Oriental Daily reported.
The employer suspected that the maid had taken the red packets, and called the police.
The report did not disclose how many red packets were missing.
Police classified the case as theft and detained the maid for further investigation.
Lai sees are gifts presented at social and family gatherings such as weddings or on holidays such as the Lunar New Year, which was this past weekend. The red color of the envelope symbolizes good luck and is a symbol to ward off evil spirits.
Red envelopes are usually given out by married couples to single people, regardless of age, or by older to younger ones during holidays and festivals.
Read: Maid admits stealing cash from employer, gets a year in jail

masama na klase ng amo… ingat talaga tayong lahat sa kilos kahit pa mabait amo kailangan mapagkatiwalaan din tayo sa lahat ng bagay at pagkakataon…
Ano kayang pinagbasehan ng intsik nato para pagsuspetsahan ang konyang nya, hindi naman kalakihan mga red pocket na yan lalo na at galing sa palitan nila ng kapwa nya pamilya,susmaryosep. At kung totoo nan bakit hindi na lang pinagusapan kailangan pang ipaaresto,minsan mga intsik na ito gustong gustong pinapahiya ang mga konyang. Damn you people and to my kapwa konyang pls refrain from doing bad things kc gawain ng isa damay damay ang lahat,saan ang sentifo kumon nyo magisip isip naman!
Kaloka nman tohhh
Imposible
if this employer has a motives to get rid of her maid and use this idea that she steal the laisees mark my work she will be in bad luck for the rest of her life….unless this employer proves it…truth always win…karma is always alert to punish those who do wrong…God is watching us…
Never get if not yours.
Baka namisplace Lang kagaya Yong katulong kapag ganyan…nako…ingat ingat din mga kabayan …trauma aabutin savkanila lalot Pat Wala Kang ginawa
Ang tanung may laman ba naman? Kung wala ay naku bibigyan Ka nalang namin..pulis agad pwede naman pag usapan muna ????????
lalong mamalasin ang ganyang amo baka naipamigay na gapos pagbintangan pa ang katulong sino kaya sya lapit lang ako ng Fontana kawawa naman sya
its a common sense she just want to dismiss her maid. lai see is not worth a million to steal. if i will steal I rather choose worth a million for me to live a good life.
The suspect is still innocent until proven guilty isn’t it? Why she’s detained already?
bka pinamigay na tas sabihin kinuha ng helper gaga din na amo …may proof ba xa o cctv na nakita nia kinuha ng helper nia…..
What the?! ???????? any proof that the maid stole it? Maybe you forget you already gave it away. Lmao! ????
What is the relevant of beung sleep outside at sa ninakaw n red pocket? Youre out of the topic.
Red pockets is very imp.to them or even to me esp.given by someone bec.it brings luck,so when you get it, it means you you take away the good luck.
If the employer has proofs that the helper STOLE the red packets; then she has all the RIGHT to file a case against her helper,but if she can not prove it, and she is just making an excuse to get rid of her,then the helper should a file a case against the employer for making false accusations! Have friends who were falsely accused by abusive employers!
At kung ako siguro ang ganyanin ng amo,i will get even!!
O my God ano ba yan first time in the history hahaha grabeng employer baka pinamigay na nya..
Whahahaha omg kahit wala ng red envelop basta ligtas lang at off mo
My Goodness!
ano ba naman yan