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Giving away hongbao money: Children use their red packets to sponsor needy kids

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Miss Soon Chuan Min, 18, has been sponsoring a child from Ethiopia with her Hongbao money for the last few years.

Eighteen-year-old Soon Chuan Min has been sponsoring a child from Ethiopia with her hongbao money for a few years.

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SINGAPORE – Eighteen-year-old Soon Chuan Min enjoys Chinese New Year not only for the festivities, but also because she is able to use her red packet collection to sponsor a child.

Since 2022, the second-year junior college (JC) student has used most of her hongbao collection to sponsor a child under humanitarian organisation World Vision.

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