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Attention Duty Announcers, Radio and TV Stations:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible -

The Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Hong Kong Football Association appeal to members of the public not to go forward to the Hong Kong Stadium to queue for tickets for the Real Madrid match as there is already a large number of people waiting and tickets are expected to be sold out very soon.

End/Thursday, July 31, 2003

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