Monday, February 11, 1974
TWENTY "LUCKY" CAR PLATES FOR SALE
The first auction of 'lucky" car numbers for 1974 will be held
at the City Hall on Saturday (February 16), and a feature will be the
auction of the registration number 8888.
This number, which at one time was on the official car used by the
formor Secretary for Chinese Affairs, is considered by many to be particularly
lucky. The Cantonese word for eight sounds very similar to the Cantonese
word "prosper."
Saturday's auction of 20 special registration numbors will bogin
at 10 a.m. in the theatre in the City Hall Low Block.
The following is the full list of numbers to be auctioned:
432
661
4000
6677
8888
HK 151
HK1001
KK3366
AA5555
AA7777
BB747
BB333
AR81
AB200
AF1122
AK22
AL 1
AL666
AS88
AS111
Proceeds of the auction will go to the Government Lotteries Fund
for charitable purposeT
Successful bidders at the auction will be required to pay by cash
or cheque immediately after the bidding.
The vehicle registration mark will be assigned only to a vehiclo
which is registered in the name of the successful bidder within 12 months
of the date of the auction.
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