Of honesty in Hong Kong

I dropped my businesscard holder-thing (kind of like a small wallet but for businesscards) on the train and realized I had lost it only hours later. The businesscards I couldn't care less for but I had stashed aside some 700 Hongkong Dollars there and I worried suffering a financial loss due to my carelessness.

So, half-way to a meeting somewhere in the outskirts of Guangzhou I realize I don't have the holder with me. "Blast!", I think to myself, "I put it in my pocket, I'm sure of it." Well, it wasn't there and I started thinking of all the places I could've put it but nothing came to my mind. As I remembered clearly having it with me at morning, it left only one option: I had dropped it somewhere. "Aiyaa.. I hope it's in the car we too since from there I could recover it." I was painfully aware of the fact it was more likely I dropped it in the train when having my jacket on my lap. If I dropped it in the train, how would I get it back? Moreso, with 700 HKD inside the holder, how could anyone (especially if a mainland Chinese (700 is almost the average monthly income) found it).

Well, I didn't get to think about it too much when my mobile phone started ringing. It was a man, from Hong Kong obviously which could be heard from his accent, who spoke good english in a nice and polite manner. He told me they had found a card-holder such as mine at the train and that I could pick it up from there. I think he mentioned something about the money but later I wasn't completely sure because the call caught me a little off-guard and I didn't really want to say things like "so, just to double-check, the money is still in there?" on the meeting table. So, I thanked the person and closed the phone.

Two things came to my mind. First, did he say anything about the money? I think he did, but I wasn't sure. Finding it was nice enough but the money was my main concern. Second, how on earth did he get my cellphone number? It's not in my namecards and even I need to check my number from a piece of paper because I don't remember it (just got it a few weeks back). Well, doesn't really matter.. I suppose he had called office at first and asked for my number - but still it's quite perculiar how it went.

Well, I go to the Hung Hom station next morning to pick the holder up. They ask me a bunch of questions related to its appearance and also ask for ID, and have me sign a few papers. Then they bring the holder. And the money 's in! Hot damn! All of it! I didn't believe such honesty exists! I know I would've probably returned it with all the money (I would feel bad if I didn't... got to get rid of these restraining morals!) but I know most wouldn't.

If you found EURO 70 folded in a small holder with a few businesscards.. what would you do?