NOTE TO EDITORS:
THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1979
PRESS BADGES FOR ROYAL VISIT *****
PRESS BADGES FOR REPORTERS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS COVERING THE VARIOUS FUNCTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE VISIT OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION IN THE GIS PRESS ROOM, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, SIXTH FLOOR, AS FROM 3 P.M. TODAY (THURSDAY).
YOU ARE ADVISED THAT SOME FORM OF IDENTIFICATION, SUCH AS PRESS PASSES, NEWSPAPER STAFF IDENTITY CARDS OR A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR SHOULD BE PRODUCED WHEN COLLECTING THE BADGES.
THE MEDIA WILL BE GIVEN EVERY POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE BUT LIMITATIONS ON SPACE IN SOME CASES HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MEET ALL REQUESTS AS SOME PRESS POSITIONS HAD BEEN HEAVILY OVER- SUBSCRIBED. AS A RESULT, IT IS REGRETTED THAT CERTAIN APPLICATIONS FOR PRESS PASSES CANNOT BE MET,
SOME POSITIONS HAVE HAD TO BE CHANGED SO THAT IT WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FOR REPORTERS/PHOTOGRAPHERS TO COVER THE SAME EVENT FROM ANOTHER POSITION.
PRESS RELEASES AND PHOTOGRAPHS FOR VARIOUS EVENTS WILL ALSO BE ISSUED BY GIS TOGETHER WITH DETAILS OF TRANSPORT AND OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE PRESS COVERING EACH FUNCTION, OVER THE TELEPRINTER, FACSIMILE MACHINE AND IN THE DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN.
SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS FOR AUCTION ****
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL AUCTION ANOTHER 25 +SPECIAL+ CAR NUMBERS ON SATURDAY IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL AT 10 A.M.
THE NUMBERS ARE:
BX688,
BX280,
BW3781,
BW6820,
BW6698,
BW6628
BW7832,
BX1088,
BW7333,
BX150,
BW8092,
BX108,
BX230,
HK3781,
BX823,
BX819,
BX882
BX6668,
BX3228,
XX595,
BW75,
BS16,
BW2992,
AV323,
BW7667.
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSING OF THE AUCTION.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE CAR NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE LOTTERIES FUND.
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