Po Lin Monastery on Wednesday said it had found one of the two lost stray dogs, after they went missing last month.

The Buddhist institution in Ngong Ping on Lantau revealed on social media that the canine named Sai Mui was found in a catchwater in Sham Wat Village.

It will arrange for a body check for the dog soon, while the search is ongoing for the other canine named Dai Mui.

The stray dogs went missing after two workers from the monastery allegedly abused them before setting them free.

Police earlier arrested the pair.

Writing on social media, the monastery expressed its gratitude to those who paid attention to the unfortunate incident.

It said it deeply disagreed with and worried about how its staff treated the animals and its management also expressed deep regret.

The monastery says it's working to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

It added that it wishes to cooperate with life protection groups to care for stray dogs in the area and provide the animals with the rights they are entitled to.