Coronavirus: Hong Kong flat worth HK$10.8 million up for grabs in lottery for vaccinated residents only, designed to boost lagging jabs drive

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Flat in new Kwun Tong development is the grand prize in lucky draw open to all adult Hong Kong permanent residents who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19

Property tycoons launch unprecedented lottery to encourage more people to get inoculated amid sluggish take-up of government’s vaccine programme

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Denise Tsang

Published: 3:52pm, 28 May 2021Updated: 7:44pm, 29 May 2021

Hong Kong’s property tycoons are holding an unprecedented lottery to encourage a hesitant public to get vaccinated against Covid-19, offering a brand new flat worth HK$10.8 million (US$1.4 million) as the grand prize.

The Sino Group, Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Chinese Estates Holdings announced on Friday that they were sponsoring a lucky draw for the one-bedroom flat measuring 449 sq ft at the Grand Central project in Kwun Tong.

All residents aged 18 years and above who hold a Hong Kong permanent identity card and have received both doses of their Covid-19 vaccine will be eligible. Those who have already been vaccinated before Friday’s announcement will be included as well, and applications have to be submitted on or before September 1.

The sponsors will also donate 20 prizes with a prepaid or credit card value of HK$100,000 each. The cash prize draw will not be restricted to only permanent residents, and anyone holding a Hong Kong employment visa, including foreign domestic helpers, will be eligible.

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Hong Kong tycoons offer HK$10.8 million flat to boost Covid jabs

This marks the single biggest attempt so far to boost the city’s sluggish vaccination drive through such incentives since it was launched in late February.