Hongkong lottery is a game in which numbers are drawn at random. People can participate in the game either by visiting a shop or using an online service. Each entry costs a small amount of money. The prizes for the winning numbers are announced after each draw and can be very large. Depending on the rules of the game, a single ticket can win a prize of up to HK$100 million.
A new trend has emerged in Hong Kong: lottery smuggling. According to media outlet HK01, officials recently intercepted a river vessel carrying Mark Six lottery tickets that were intended to be smuggled into Macau and China. This is the third time in just over a month that authorities have stopped smugglers trying to use inland rivers for their illicit operations.
Travelers who want to visit Hong Kong can enter the flight-ticket lottery starting March 1. The first group of free air tickets will go to people from Southeast Asia, then mainland China until May 1, and finally, residents of the rest of the world.
Those who want to enter the lottery can register on Cathay Pacific’s website. Applicants will need to provide their name, contact details and date of birth. If they are lucky enough to be selected, they will get to take a round-trip economy-class flight from their home city to Hong Kong. The airline will cover the airfare, but winners must pay any related taxes and surcharges.