SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1992
"OF THESE, 648 CASES OR 98 % ARE ABOUT TAXI DRIVER MALPRACTICES. TWO MAJOR AREAS OF COMPLAINTS ARE OVERCHARGING (330 CASES) AND MISCONDUCT AND POOR DRIVING MANNER (108 CASES)," HE SAID.
THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RELATED TO RAIL TRANSPORT SERVICES ALSO ROSE FROM 24 CASES IN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER TO
32 CASES THIS QUARTER.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID COMPLAINTS ABOUT ROAD CONGESTION DECREASED FROM 154 CASES TO 115 CASES, 34 ON HONG KONG ISLAND, 23 IN KOWLOON AND 58 IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
"FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO ROAD CONGESTION INCLUDED TRAFFIC LIGHT PHASING, VEHICLE OBSTRUCTION, ROAD WORKS, AND SO ON,
rr HE SAID.
LUCKY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS SALE BY AUCTION
FORTY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS WERE PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF $3,784,000 WHICH WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES AFTER DEDUCTION
OF EXPENSES INCURRED IN THE CONDUCT.
THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION MARK HK600 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1,800,000.
ANOTHER REGISTRATION MARK BL888 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $420,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FOR EV5351, EW4206, EW426.
FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S AUCTION:
. EW1316
3,000 EW169
20,000
EW1363
RV7787
3,000 *FA727
30,000
BC12
2,000 210,000
EW866 30,000 DT968
45,000
EW214
(NOTE) EW125
7,000
EW9 30
20,000
EW917
3,000
*CC252
23,000 DM448
55,000
AC104
10,000 *FZ600
300,000
EW198
40,000 *EE300
100,000
EW1010. 23,000 EW6208
8,000
AB9099
35,000 AA2221
48,000
BB342
8,000
AW1973
6,000
KW263
32,000 EW9699
7,000
EW1628
50,000 EW4206
1,000
*HK600 1,800,000 *AA17
EW8890
BV5351
6,000 EW711 1,000
150,000 *BL888 15,000 EW388
420,000 *EZ123
180,000
60,000 EW426
1,000
EW273
6,000 EW2080 10,000 EW2232
15,000
* SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK (NOT TRANSFERABLE)
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WERE REQUIRED TO PAY BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.
/THE VEHICLE