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FIRST GOVERNMENT LOTTERY 1974

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HOLDER OF TICKET NUMBER 36906 WON $779,200 AT THE DRAW OF THIS YEAR'S FIRST GOVERNMENT LOTTERY AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE THIS MORNING.

THE SECOND PRIZE OF $77.920 WENT TO TICKET NUMBER 760961, WHILE THE THIRD PRIZE OF $7.792 WAS WON BY HOLDER OF TICKET NUMBER 437803.

THE THREE PRIZES WERE DRAWN BY FOUR ARTISTES FROM COMMERCIAL RADIO- MISS WONG KAR-MAN, MISS YIU KWONG-HAN, MISS LEUNG YUK-PING AND MR. LOK SHIH, TOGETHER WITH FOUR SPECTATORS INVITED BY THEM.

WINNING NUMBERS FOR THE 50 SPECIAL PRIZES OF $1,948 EACH ARE AS FOLLOWS:

14930

325339

536354

689350

860726

31365

350754

610871

690158

863166

60300

367953

613244

714484

867937

64806

390278

625009

719032

.868097

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143647

432796

635542

724375

868789

220968

440690

649675

742548

894580

250527

441009

· 652030

770396

899121

281949

486279

657414

786177

916524

282972

497259

660845

821954

917840

299755

515913

680340

843880

951071

THERE ARE ALSO 106 CONSOLATION PRIZES OF $1,948 EACH. THESE PRIZES WILL BE PAID ON THOSE TICKET NUMBERS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING OR FOLLOWING ANY OF THE WINNING NUMBERS IN THE DRAW.

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HONG KONG TO HOLD TEXTILE TALKS

WITH SWEDEN AND NORWAY

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MR. LAWRENCE MILLS, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, COMMERCIAL RELATIONS, LEFT FOR STOCKHOLM AND OSLO THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SWEDISH AND NORWEGIAN GOVERNMENTS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG'S EXISTING TEXTILE RESTRAINT AGREEMENTS WITH THESE COUNTRIES WHICH EXPIRE ON JUNE 30.

THE_NEGOTIATIONS ARE BEING HELD UNDER THE RULES OF THE NEW ARRANGEMENT REGARDING INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN TEXTILES.

MR. MILLS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OTHER OFFICIALS FROM THE COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT, MR. CLEMENT YEUNG, PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER AND MR. SIDNEY CHOW, ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER.

INTERRUPTION OF FLUSHING WATER SUPPLY

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THE FLUSHING WATER SUPPLY TO TSUEN WAN AND KWAI CHUNG AREAS WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 24 HOURS, STARTING FROM 10 A.M. ON TUESDAY (JUNE 4).

THE_STOPPAGE IS TO ENABLE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT ON THE INSTALLATION OF VENTURI AT HA LO WAI FLUSHING WATER SERVICE RESERVOIR.