Volunteers at a Taoist temple in Choa Chu Kang were left flabbergasted on the first day of Chinese New Year.
The entire tray of "good luck" red packets they had prepared - about 500 in total - were gone, highlighting the dilemma that Taoist temples here have in maintaining such popular traditions while at the same time preventing abuse.
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