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Monday, July 17, 1972

SPECIAL GOVERNMENT LOTTERY TO MARK 10TH ANNIVERSARY

A special lottery to commemorate the 10th anniversary of

Government lotteries is now on sale until September 22 and will be drawn the

following day.

Announcing this at a press conference today, the Chairman of

the Government Lotteries Management Committee, Mr. Alex S.C. Wu, said

that the prizes for the lottery would be quite considerable.

Tickets at $2 each will be sold for over two months.

The

There will be seven prizes. The first prize will amount to 40

per cent of the total proceeds and the second prize 10 per cent.

other five prizes will each amount to 2 per cent.

Mr. Wu said the anniversary lottery was organised to further

the purpose of holding Government lotteries, which provide funds for social welfare purposes, as well as to promote community spirit towards a worthwhile

cause.

It will be drawn on the same day as the 55th Government lottery, at

the City Hall Concert Hall.

lotteries.

"The special lottery is not intended to replace the usual issue of

It is only one more way to raise more money for the Lotterios Fund,"

Mr. Wu said.

Meanwhile