SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1984
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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED
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THIRTY-FOUR SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS MORNING (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF $879 800 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.
THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DD1 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $190 000.
NUMBER 338 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $185 000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1 000 FOR AB2204 AND DD1701.
THE OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES:
DD2823
DD 778 $ 10 000 CY 827 $ 3.000 1949 16 000
2 800
AT8888 DD 668
$ 39 000
$ 15 000
DB 3
$ 46 000
$ 12 500
DD1323
$ 1 200
DD 907
2 000
DD 389
$ 4 800
AC 8
70 000
DD 331
$ 6 500
DD3033
4 000
DD 88
$170 000
DD6328
8 000
DD 711
$ 3 500
DD 284
2 000
DD3368 $
5 500
DD 663
$ 10 000
DD9832 $
3 500
DC 4
14 500
DD 981 $ 2 400 DD 118 $ 13 000 DD8889 BC 368 $ 9 000 DC9129 $ 2 400 DD 248 $ 2 800 DD 103 $ 4 400 DD 980 $ 9 000 BC 678 $ 10 000
THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.
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TODAY'S SALE. THE 94TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973, BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY REALISED SO FAR TO $32 592 332.
CALLIGRAPHY ON SHOW
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AN EXHIBITION OF MORE THAN 100 CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) JUST INSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF THE NEW WORLD CENTRE IN SALISBURY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 3 PM.
THE DISPLAYS ARE THE PRODUCTS OF LAST YEAR'S GATHERING OF ABOUT 200 FAMOUS CHINESE PAINTERS AND CALLIGRAPHISTS IN HONG KONG ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI CULTURAL AND ARTS ASSOCIATION.
YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION,
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