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Tuesday, August 28, 1973

DRAW FOR SIXTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY

Winning numbers of the current government lottery, the sixth

in this year's series will be drawn by four popular Radio Hong Kong

entertainers in the City Hall Concert Hall on September 15.

They are Mr. Lau Yat-fan, Mr. Hung Tak-shing, Miss Kimmy Got

Kam-ching and Miss Catherina Tsang Lai-chun.

Announcing this at a press conference today, the Chairman of

the Government Lottery Management Committee, Mr. Kai-yin Chau, said this

would be one of the last two opportunities this year for members of the

public to buy a ticket and win a prize of over half a million dollars

and at the same time make a contribution to the community welfare.

Tickets are already on sale at all Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club

selling booths and more than 280 banks and ferry piers.

As part of the promotion campaign programme, the four radio

entertainers will accompany the press this wookend on a visit to a

welfare organisation which is aided by the Lotteries Fund.

On September 10, they will help sell tickets at a special selling

booth in Statue Square.

Immediately after the lucky draw on September 15, there will be

a one-hour Cantonese opera programme given by the Lung Cheung Dramatic

Troupe.

This will be followed by a public auction of special car

registration numbers held by the Transport Department.

All proceeds

will go to the Lotteries Fund for charitable purposes.

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