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FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1975

GOVERNMENT LOTTERY TICKETS ON SALE NEXT WEEK

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TICKETS FOR THIS YEAR'S FIRST GOVERNMENT LOTTERY WILL BE PUT ON SALE NEXT WEEK AT $2 EACH.

THEY CAN BE BOUGHT AT BRANCH OFFICES AND OFF-COURSE BETTING OFFICES OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB AND THE HEAD OFFICES AND BRANCHES OF 30 BANKS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF HONG KONG DURING OFFICE HOURS FROM MONDAY (MAY 19) TO JUNE 6.

THE DRAW FOR THE WINNING NUMBERS WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 10 A.M. ON JUNE 7.

IN ADDITION TO THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES, THERE WILL BE 50 SPECIAL AND 106 CONSOLATION PRIZES. THE FIRST PRIZE WILL FETC!! 40 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL PROCEEDS, THE SECOND FOUR PER CENT AND THE THIRD 0.4 PER CENT.

WINNING NUMBERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN AN EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE ON MONDAY, JUNE 9.

PRIZES MUST BE CLAIMED WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE NUMBERS ARE PUBLISHED, THAT IS BEFORE JUNE 9, 1977.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVER:MENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR. KAI-YIN CHAU WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE AT THE CITY HALL RESTAURANT AT 1 P.M. ON MONDAY (MAY 19).

HE WILL ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF PLANS FOR PROMOTING THIS YEAR'S GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES.

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO ATTEND.

PRISON OFFICERS ON PARADE

A PASSING OUT PARADE FOR 80 PRISON OFFICERS WILL BE HELD AT THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY, TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

MR. B. SLEVIN, COMMISSIONER OF POLICE, WILL INSPECT THE PARADE.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPORTER AND/OR PHOTOGRAPHER TO COVER THE PARADE WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 11 A.M.

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