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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1975

1975 GOVT LOTTERY TO RUN FULL COURSE

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THE THREE REMAINING GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES WILL BE OPERATED AS SCHEDULED UNTIL THE FINAL DRAW IN MID-OCTOBER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, MR. KAI-YIN CHAU, SAID TODAY.

MR. CHAU SAID THERE HAD BEEN SOME CONFUSION AS TO WHETHER THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT LOTTERY SERIES WOULD CONTINUE IN VIEW OF THE NEW MARK VI LOTTERY OF THE HONG KONG LOTTERIES BOARD.

FOR THIS YEAR,+ HE SAID, +TEN LOTTERIES IN THE GOVERNMENT SERIES WERE SCHEDULED. SO FAR, SEVEN HAVE BEEN DRAWN AND TICKETS FOR THE EIGHTH ARE NOW ON SALE. THE NINTH AND TENTH WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED AFTER WHICH THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERY WILL END.+

MR. CHAU WAS SPEAKING AT A PRESS CONFERENCE IN THE CITY HALL TODAY TO LAUNCH THE EIGHTH GOVERNMENT LOTTERY.

THE WINNING NUMBERS FOR THIS LOTTERY WILL BE DRAWN ON SEPTEMBER 13 BY FOUR RTV ARTISTES - MISS MEG LAM KIN-MING, MISS DEBORAH TANG KIT-LING, MISS CHUM YAN-MI, AND MISS AU YEUNG PUI-SAN. THE DRAW WILL BE TELEVISED LIVE TO ENABLE MORE PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXCITEMENT OF THE OCASSION.

THE FOUR ARTISTES WILL ALSO TAKE PART IN A PROMOTION DRIVE NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 8) WHEN THEY WILL HELP SELL TICKETS WEAR NORTH POINT FERRY PIER.

MR. CHAU URGED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERY, AS THEY HAVE DONE IN THE PAST, NOT ONLY TO BECOME RICH BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT WORTHY CHARITABLE CAUSES.

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