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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1975
BIG SCRAMBLE FOR LUCKY CHARMS THIS SUNDAY ON LAMMA ISLAND ******
THOUSANDS OF LOCAL FISHERMEN WILL FLOCK TO SUK KO WAN ON LAMMA ISLAND ON SUNDAY TO SCRAMBLE FOR LUCKY CHARMS WHICH, IT IS SAID, WILL BRING THE OWNERS GOOD FORTUNE IN THE YEARS AHEAD.
THE LUCKY-CHARM SCRAMBLE WILL BE THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE FIVE-DAY CELEBRATIONS ORGANISED BY THE SOUTHERN LAMMA ISLAND RURAL COMMITTEE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TIN HAU FESTIVAL.
IN THE TRADITIONAL EVENT, A TOTAL OF 80 RED SCROLLS EACH CARRYING A LUCKY NUMBER WILL BE EJECTED FROM A TUBE.
THE PERSON WHO MANAGES TO GRAB ANY ONE OF THE LUCKY SCROLLS WILL BE ENTITLED TO A GIFT THAT HAS BEEN BLESSED BY TIN HAU, THE GODDESS OF THE SEA,
OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE FIVE-DAY CELEBRATIONS WHICH GET UNDER WAY ON FRIDAY, INCLUDE CHINESE OPERAS AND A MAMMOTH CEREMONY TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE GODDESS OF THE SEA.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE EVENT ON SUNDAY. MR. RICHARD HOARE, DISTRICT OFFICER, ISLANDS, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY.
THE GOVERNMENT LAUNCH, CLEMENTI, WILL LEAVE MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER NEXT TO THE OUTLYING DISTRICTS FERRY PIER IN CENTRAL FOR SUK KO WAN AT 11 A.M. ON SUNDAY. YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO BE AT THE PIER BY 10.45 - A.M. THE LAUNCH WILL RETURN AT ABOUT 3.30 P.M.