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SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 1988
BEAUTY QUEEN TO GIVE OUT LUCKY NUMBER PLATE
MISS HONG KONG, MISS PAULINE YEUNG, WILL BE THE HONORARY AUCTIONEER FOR A VERY SPECIAL CAR NUMBER 8
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VEHICLE NUMBER AUCTION SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT 10 AM ON FEBRUARY 13 (SATURDAY).
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THE AUCTION OF "LUCKY" VEHICLE NUMBERS, SPECIALLY ORGANISED THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WILL BE HELD AT THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF TVB, THE DEPARTMENT HAS SECURED AGREEMENT OF MISS YEUNG TO BE THE HONORARY AUCTIONEER FOR REGISTRATION NUMBER "8" CONSIDERED BY HONG KONG PEOPLE IN GENERAL A LUCKY NUMBER MEANING "PROSPERITY".
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PUTTING THIS SPECIAL AUSPICIOUS NUMBER FOR AUCTION NEAR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT EXPECTED THAT BIDDING WILL BE BRISK FROM THE FIRST CALL.
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SELECTED AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING. THEY WILL BE
APART FROM THE NUMBER "8 "LUCKY" NUMBERS WILL ALSO BE ANNOUNCED LATER.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO TO THE LOTTERIES FUND WHICH USED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES.
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MISS YEUNG WILL PRESENT THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER FOR NUMBER '8 WITH THE NUMBER PLATE BEARING THE SPECIAL NUMBER.
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES 80, WILL PRESENT A SOUVENIR TO MISS YEUNG IN APPRECIATION OF HER PARTICIPATION IN THE CHARITABLE CAUSE.
THIS WILL BE THE 1218T AUCTION HELD BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED DURING THE PAST 120 AUCTIONS IS NEARLY $50 MILLION, WITH THE REGISTRATION NUMBER "3" FETCHING THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1,030,000.
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