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Monday, September 17, 1973
LAST CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE OF GOVERNMENT LOPTERY
Members of the public were today urged to support social welfare
projects by buying tickets of the seventh government lottery of the year.
Speaking at a press conference, Mr. David Wu Chung-shing, member
of the Government Lotteries Management Committee, said: "This is the last
chance to win a prize of the government lottery this year.
He expressed the hope that the sales of tickets will top the one
million mark.
The draw will take place at 10 p.m. on October 6, in the RTV Studio
at Television House, Broadcast Drive.
Four R.T.V. artistes, Miss Ginny Ng, Mr. Wu Fung Miss Stella Chee
and lir. Cheng Kwan-min, will draw the winning numbers during the television
entertainment programme "Weekend Spectacular".
Members of the public are welcome to attend the draw
which will be televised live.
As part of a promotion campaign, the four artistes will visit the
Ebenezer School and Home for the Blind which is aided by the Government
Lotteries Fund, next Monday (September 24).
On October 1, they will sell tickets at a special selling booth in
Statue Square.
Mr. Wu also disclosed that the ninth auction of special car registration
numbers will take place at the City Hall Theatre after the draw. The proceeds
will go to the Government Lotteries Fund for charity purposes,
A total of over $1.8 million has been raised in the last eight auctions.
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