The registration for Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce (HKGCC)'s COVID-19 vaccine lottery, with three Mercedes Benz cars as top prizes, is now open. The registration website is www.hkgccluckydraw.com.
Sponsored by member companies, the HKGCC-administered lucky draw will be held seven times on July 22, August 5, August 19, September 2, September 16, September 23 and September 30. Participants need to register only once to enter all seven rounds.
All Hong Kong residents over 18 years old, including those without permanent residency are eligible if they have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at the time they join the lucky draw.
Aside from Mercedes C Class cars valued at HK$500,000 each for three winners, the lucky draw prizes -- worth over $43 million in total -- also include 500 annual MTR tickets, shopping and and dining vouchers, hotel staycation packages, Cathay Pacific business class air tickets and gift sets.
The HKGCC lucky draws are among the many sweeteners offered by the private sectors to overcome vaccine hesitancy in Hong Kong. So far, more than 3.77 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered. Some 33.5 percent of the total population have received the first vaccine dose and 22 percent are fully vaccinated. The government vaccination program is open to all people aged above 12.
The following are some of the most popular vaccine lotteries that are open for registration:
Sun Hung Kai Properties Day Day Lucky Draw
62 Top Prizes: iPhone 12 units
Registration: daydaydraw.shkp.com
Henderson Development Early Vaccination Incentive Scheme
20 Top Prizes: 60 taels of 999 gold worth over HK$1 million
Registration: www.hldluckydraw.hk
Sino Group's Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Chinese Estates Holdings's Vaccination COVID-19 Lucy Draw
The Top Prize: New one-bedroom residential apartment at Grand Central, valued at HK$10.8 million
Registration: register.vaccinationluckydraw.hk
(Source: China Daily)
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