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KONDAY, JULY 29, 1974

TV PERSONALITIES HELP PROMOTE LOTTERY SALES

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FOUR RTV ARTISTES MISS SUSANA HUEN, MISS SUSANA WONG, MISS HELEN POON AND MISS VIOLET LEE - WILL HELP TO SELL TICKETS FOR THE SIXTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY AT STATUE SQUARE ON AUGUST 6 (TUESDAY) BETWEEN 5 P.M. AND 6 P.M.

THIS WAS DISCLOSED TODAY IN A PRESS CONFERENCE GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERY HANAGEMENT COMMITTEE.

THE DRAW OF WINNING NUMBERS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 10 A.M. ON AUGUST 10 CSATURDAY).

TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT ALL ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB SELLING BOOTHS, HONG KONG AND YAUMATE FERRY PIERS, VARIOUS BANK OFFICES THROUGHOUT HONG KONG AND TWO HOTELS IN KOWLOON.

THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 159 PRIZES COMPRISING ONE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZE EACH, 50 SPECIAL PRIZES AND 106 CONSOLATION PRIZES.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF PRIZES WILL TAKE UP 60 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PROCEEDS, WITH THE REST GOING INTO THE LOTTERIES FUND TO BE USED FOR THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY WELFARE PROJECTS. THE FIRST PRIZE WILL BE WORTH 40 PER CENT OF THE PROCEEDS, THE SECOND PRIZE FOUR PER CENT AND THE THIRD 0.4 PER CENT.

EACH SPECIAL PRIZE AND CONSOLATION PRIZE WILL BE WORTH 0.1 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PROCEEDS.

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