ID mystery: The boy was found abandoned on a path in Ko Lau Wan, Sai Kung.

Police are trying to locate the next-of-kin of a boy who was found abandoned in Sai Kung today.

A 50-year-old expatriate man found him lying on a path in Ko Lau Wan.

The Chinese toddler, about a year old, is thin and has short black hair, a round face and big eyes. He was wearing a blue and yellow long-sleeved jacket, black trousers and green socks, and was wrapped in an adult-sized blue jacket.

There was a paper bag containing some children's goods and clothes next to him.

The relatives of the boy or anyone who has information to offer should call 2352 9400.