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Monday, May 1, 1972
PRIZE MONEY OF GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES
Over $1.2 Million Held In 1970 And 1971 Still Unclaimed
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More than $1.2 million of prize money of the Government lotteries
held in 1970 and 1971 are still unclaimed.
Under the Government Lotteries (Amendment) Ordinance, 1967, any
prize money, unclaimed two years after the publication of the winning numbers
in the Government Gazette, will be credited to the Lotteries Fund for social
welfare purposes.
The Chairman of the Government Lotteries Management Committee,
Mr. Alex S.C. Wu, today drew the attention of the public to the provision
of the law,
"In his own interests, anyone who has not yet checked their lottery
tickets which fall within these two years should do so without any further
delay," Mr. Wu said.
A full list of winning lottery numbers is available for inspection
at the office of the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club at the Star Ferry concourse
on Hong Kong Island.
So far, a total of more than $3.5 million of unclaimed prize money
has been forfeited to the Lotteries Fund.
Release Time: 6.45 p.m.
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