Octopus is giving its Hong Kong users the opportunity to win up to HK$88 a day in the form of electronic red packets to celebrate Chinese New Year. The offer from the e-service payment provider will run from January 27-February 28, 2025. Card-holders can also avail perks worth HK$60 million from Octopus’s merchant partners during the month-long campaign.
How to win the Octopus e-lai see?
The offer is only available to Octopus app users from January 27-February 28 as long as they sign up for the Easy Earn programme. Here’s how card-holders can get their digital red packets:
- Install or update the Octopus app, then register or log in to an account
- Tap the “Easy Earn” icon at the bottom of the home screen to link your Octopus
- Play a mini-game
- Collect the e-lai see in the app
- Spend a minimum of HK$100 with the Easy Earn-linked Octopus within two days
- Collect cash rewards after three days in Octopus wallet
Octopus users must play the mini-game at specific times every day to get virtual red packets valued at HK$2, HK$6, HK$8, or HK$88 and e-vouchers from 26 fast-food chains, supermarkets, and other merchant partners involved in the promotion. The virtual red packets are available from 7am-11:59pm every day during the month-long offer period, with quotas for three time slots starting at 7am, 11am, and 6pm.
How many red packets can I get?
Each Octopus app user can only get one lai see every day, regardless of how many times they play the game. It’s also possible for mini-gamer players to get a total of 33 red packets if they manage to win the game once during each day of the promotion. The number of lai sees available varies depending on the time slot and the value of each packet. For instance, there are 20,000 red packets worth HK$2 up for grabs from 11am onwards, but only half that number for participants who play the game from 7am.
Other ways to avail of the offer include scanning QR codes on outdoor ads in Causeway Bay and Mong Kok and bus stands across the city, clicking online ads, or tapping the NFC tags at partner stores. Octopus customers who get e-lai see of HK$2-HK$8 must spend at least HK$100 to redeem their money, while those who get red packets with HK$88 must make a purchase of at least HK$500.
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