Taiwan: President gives red envelopes to members of Miaoli Ma clan.

Text of report in English by Taiwanese newspaper The China Post website on 4 February

[Unattributed article from the "Taiwan" page: "Ma Gives Red Envelopes To Members of Miaoli Ma Clan"]

President Ma Ying-jeou yesterday gave red envelopes to thousands of residents of Tongxiao, Miaoli County, following a tradition that he has practiced for over a decade.

Ma arrived at Majiazhuang, or Ma Family Village, early in the morning to visit residents, most of whom have a common ancestry with the president. Ma was accompanied by Hakka Affairs Council Minister Huang Yu-chen and Miaoli Magistrate Liu Cheng-hung. The president handed out gifts to elders of Majiazhuang …