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SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 1975
BETTER CHANCE TO WIN A LOTTERY PRIZE
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PEOPLE NOW HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE IN THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERY UNDER A NEW ARRANGEMENT IN WHICH THE NUMBER OF CONSOLATION PRIZES IS DOUBLED.
THE NEW PRIZE STRUCTURE WHICH INCREASES THE NUMBER OF CONSOLATION PRIZES FROM 106 TO 212, HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THIS YEAR'S SIXTH LOTTERY OF WHICH TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB BOOTHS AND OFFICE OF MAJOR BANKS.
UNDER THE NEW ARRANGEMENT, A CONSOLATION PRIZE WORTH 0.05 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PROCEEDS IS AWARDED THE HOLDER OF EITHER ONE OF THE TWO CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY ABOVE OR BELOW A WINNING NUMBER DRAWN IN THE LOTTERY.
THE VALUE AND NUMBER OF OTHER PRIZES IN THE LOTTERY REMAIN UNCHANGED. THERE ARE STILL ONE FIRST PRIZE WORTH 40 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PROCEEDS, ONE SECOND PRIZE FOUR PER CENT, ONE THIRD PRIZE 0.4 PER CENT AND 50 SPECIAL PRIZES OF 0.1 PER CENT EACH.
COMMENTING ON THE NEW PRIZE STRUCTURE, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR. CHAU KAI-YIN SAID, +THE CHANGE HAS INCREASED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIZES IN A LOTTERY BY NEARLY 70 PER CENT TO 265.+
+BESIDES,+ HE SAID, THE ADDITION OF 106 MORE CONSOLATION PRIZES WILL ALSO HELP BOOST THE TICKET SALES BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO BUY FIVE TICKETS AT ONE TIME WITH THE CHANCE OF WINNING FIVE PRIZES IN A ROW.+
NOTE TO EDITORS:
MR. CHAU KAI-YIN WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE CITY HALL RESTUARANT AT 1 P.M. ON TUESDAY (AUGUST 5) TO ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THE NEW PRIZE STRUCTURE AND SALE PROMOTION PLAN FOR THE SIXTH LOTTERY. YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE EVENT COVERED.
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