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MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1975
BIGGER PRIZE MONEY EXPECTED IN THIRD LOTTERY
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THE THIRD GOVERNMENT LOTTERY THIS YEAR WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TODAY AMID INDICATIONS THAT THE PRIZE MONEY IS LIKELY TO BE SUBSTANTIALLY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO LOTTERIES.
ACCORDING TO MR. KAI-YIN CHAU, CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, TIČKET SALES ARE LIKELY TO IMPROVE DRAMATICALLY DURING THE NEXT TWO WEEKS FOLLOWING GREATER PUBLICITY AND AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE WEATHER.
THE HEAVY RAINS IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, HE SAID, HAD BEEN MAINLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOW SALES IN THE PREVIOUS LOTTERIES, BUT HE WAS OPTIMISTIC THAT THINGS WOULD IMPROVE.
SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT, MR. CHAU NOTED THAT THE PRIMARY AIM OF THE LOTTERY WAS TO RAISE MONEY FOR CHARITY. +AT THE SAME TIME, THOSE WHO SUPPORT IT STAND TO MAKE A FORTUNE OVERNIGHT FOR AN INVESTMENT OF JUST $2.+
THOSE WHO DID NOT WIN, HE ADDED, NEED NOT BE DISHEARTENED +BECAUSE THEIR SMALL LOSS IS A BIG GAIN FOR THEIR MORE UNFORTUNATE FELLOWMEN WHO ARE DEPENDANT ON VOLUNTARY WELFARE AGENCIES SUPPORTED BY THE LOTTERIES FUND.+
THE WINNING NUMBERS OF THE LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN ON JULY 5 IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE BY FOUR COMMERCIAL RADIO ARTISTES MR. HO YA YUE, MISS CONITA CHAN HOI-SEE, MISS CHENG KIT-MAN, AND MISS MA SHUK-KAU.
THE FOUR ARTISTES WILL ALSO HELP SELL TICKETS AT STATUE SQUARE BETWEEN 1 PM AND 2 PM ON JULY 2 TO PROMOTE TICKET SALES.
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