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SCMP Reporter

THE territory's newest multi-millionaire will confound some of Hong Kong's most affluent.

  Chief Petty Officer Rohan Mitchell, 38, who does a shore-based job at the Royal Navy's Hong Kong base HMS Tamar, is different in two respects.

  He is not about to advertise his record GBP2.26 million (HK$26.96 million) UK football pools win with a flashy sports car or a smart Hong Kong address.

  And he definitely does not want any more money.

  ''This has caused enough to think about, and I'm a bit too tall for a Lotus,'' said Chief Petty Officer Mitchell, who has been thinking about buying a new Land-Rover and going to sea on a cruise ship for a change.

  He is still trying to come to terms with the fact he need never work again.

  The bachelor learned he was a multi-millionaire when the organisers of Britain's popular Littlewoods pools revealed the amount. He scooped the money after paying a stake which cost just GBP1.80 a week.

  ''I don't think the amount has sunk in. I've invested three-quarters of it in the UK,'' he said. ''I bought my mother a new car and splashed out a bit on presents for family, but I haven't even had much time to look around Hong Kong yet.''   The non-commissioned officer arrived here last week after making big headlines in Britain.

  He said the Navy had been his life for the past 22 years, and he was not about to go mad with the money. He has decided to complete his Hong Kong draft.

  He will be living in garrison accommodation with his colleagues, and will think about his last 12 months in the Navy after that. By then he will probably be a little more used to the idea that life will never be quite the same again.



Navy man's $27m ship comes in