Red packet amount for Chinese New Year — your lai see list and weekly plan until 6 February 2027

Lai see · Lunar New Year 2027

Your lai see list for 6 February 2027 — and how much to put aside each week

How many red packets and how much in each: elders, children, juniors at work, building staff. You get the total, a weekly amount until Lunar New Year and a list to print.

Ready by Lunar New Year’s Day 2027 is 6 February (Hong Kong general holidays 2027) Parents and grandparents Each, HK$ Example — your own amount Children of relatives and friends Each, HK$ Example Juniors at work (if you are married) Each, HK$ Example Building staff, security, cleaners Each, HK$ Example Domestic helper, HK$ Example — 0 if none Reunion dinner, HK$ Example New clothes, flowers, snacks, HK$ Example Already put aside, HK$

1. Put aside the weekly amount — the table shows each date until 6 February 2027.
2. Print the list: who gets a red packet and how much — tick it off.
3. New notes: banks hand out new notes before Lunar New Year — check your bank’s dates early.

All amounts are your own choices — the fields show examples, not customs or averages. Lunar New Year’s Day 2027 is Saturday 6 February; the third and fourth days (8 and 9 February) are general holidays (GovHK, General Holidays 2027). Weekly deposits run from today until the day before the date you choose.