XN000022-1975-07-21 — Page 6

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MONDAY, JULY 21, 1975

FIFTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY

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THE FIFTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY THIS YEAR WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TODAY WITH HIGH HOPES THAT TICKET SALES WILL CONTINUE TO

PICK UP.

ACCORDING TO MR. DAVID WU OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. TICKET SALES FOR EACH OF THE LAST TWO LOTTERIES BOTH EXCEEDED THE 600,000 MARK A BIG IMPROVEMENT OVER THE

PREVIOUS TWO.+AND I AM SURE THAT WITH STEPPED-UP PUBLICITY EFFORTS, SALE FIGURES WILL CONTINUE TO RISE,+ MR. VU SAID.

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE AT $2 EACH AT ALL ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB TICKET SELLING BOOTHS AND BANK OFFICES.

WINNING NUMBERS WILL BE DRAWN ON AUGUST 2 AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE BY FOUR RADIO HONG KONG ARTISTES MISS TERESA WONG SHIU-FUNG, MISS LOUISA CHAN YEE-NOR, MR. CHU PUI-HING AND MR. RAYMOND NG SHEK-FAI.

THEY WILL ALSO HELP TO PROMOTE TICKET SALES AT STATUE SQUARE ON JULY 28 BETWEEN 1 AND 2 P.M.

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WATER CUTS

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WATER SUPPLY TO LAM TIN ESTATE IN KWUN TONG WILL BE INTERRUPTED FOR ABOUT FIVE HOURS AS FROM 1 AM ON THURSDAY (JULY 24).

ALSO WITHOUT WATER DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE PREMISES BOUNDED BY NORTH POINT, THE SEAFRONT, SHU KUK STREET AND THE NORTH SIDE OF KING'S ROAD ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

THE TEMPORARY STOPPAGES ARE TO ENABLE TESTS FOR LEAKAGE TO BE CARRIED OUT IN THE AREAS.

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