Many people go by car to draw lots to buy social housing.

On the morning of May 20, thousands of people gathered at Cau Giay District Stadium ( Hanoi ), where the lottery was held to buy apartments at the NHS Trung Van social housing project (Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi).

Nhiều người đi ô tô đến bốc thăm mua nhà ở xã hội - Ảnh 1. — NHS Trung Van social housing project is under construction.

Although the lottery draw only started at 10am, about 1,500 people were present early in the morning, lining up outside the stadium to draw lots for 150 social housing units at this project.

Many people came by car to draw lots. Cars lined up about 500 meters long on both sides of Tran Quy Kien Street, past the gate of Cau Giay District Stadium. Ms. Nguyen Thi H. (a tea seller near the drawing area) said that this morning the number of cars parked on Tran Quy Kien Street increased dramatically, making it impossible for her to sell her goods.

"When I asked, they said they were there to draw lots to buy social housing, so they parked for a while and then left. Some people brought their wives to draw lots and then sat at my shop drinking tea," said Ms. H.

Nhiều người đi ô tô đến bốc thăm mua nhà ở xã hội - Ảnh 2. — Cars parked on both sides of Tran Quy Kien Street, in front of the gate of Cau Giay District Stadium.

Around 11am that day, many people left the lottery room. Many were sad because they had to pick a "blank ballot". There were also some lucky people who could not hide their joy. Ms. Truong Thanh Xuan (30 years old, residing in Mo Lao Ward, Ha Dong District, Hanoi) said that she and her husband were living together with her parents-in-law and two siblings, so they wanted to have their own house, and that dream is now coming true.

“I won apartment number 5, 11th floor. It was unbelievable, the odds were 1/15 and I was so lucky. When I received the ballot with the words "winning", I shouted out loud with joy," said Ms. Xuan.

According to Mr. Nguyen Quang Huong (31 years old, residing in Chuong My District, Hanoi), the lottery drawing was very strict and public from the time of distributing the ballots to the counting of the votes. Police were arranged to guard and protect the ballot boxes.

"I was very lucky to be the lucky winner among thousands of applicants. After leaving the stadium, I still couldn't believe that I had won," said Mr. Huong.

Nhiều người đi ô tô đến bốc thăm mua nhà ở xã hội - Ảnh 3. — Mr. Nguyen Quang Huong was happy when he won the house purchase voucher.

Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Van L. appeared disappointed when he got into the car. He said that in the morning of the same day, he drove his wife to attend the lottery and waited outside. At around noon, he received news that his wife had drawn a blank ticket. Mr. L. said that the lottery was extremely fierce. Winning or not was a matter of luck, not qualifications or conditions.

According to our observations, at around 2:00 p.m. the same day, only a few people left Cau Giay District Stadium, and the number of motorbikes and cars outside had also thinned out.