SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1993
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EASY 2 UP FOR SALE
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VEHICLE OWNERS WHO WISH TO GRACE THEIR CARS WITH THE SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBER 2 SHOULD NOT MISS THE AUCTION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS NEXT SATURDAY (FEBRUARY 27) AT THEATRE 1 OF THE
HONG KONG CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.
THE SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER 2 WITHOUT PREFIX IS AMONG 50 LUCKY NUMBERS ΤΟ BE SOLD AT THE AUCTION WHICH STARTS AT 9.30 AM. OTHER NUMBERS WITHOUT PREFIX TO BE SOLD INCLUDED 44, 303, 899 AND 989.
THE NUMBER 2 VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK IS MADE AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION BY THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, AS A NEW YEAR GESTURE то BOOST THE LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY. THE REGISTRATION NUMBER HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO HIS OFFICE.
AS A FURTHER PERSONAL GESTURE, MR MACLEOD WILL GIVE A SMALL PRESENT TO THE NEW OWNER OF THE LICENCE NUMBER. THIS GIFT WILL BE A SKT OF NEW PROOF COINS WHICH WILL GRADUALLY REPLACE THE OLD COINS IN CIRCULATION.
PREVIOUS AUCTIONS OF SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS SAW THE AUSPICIOUS NUMBER 8 SOLD FOR A RECORD HIGH OF $5 MILLION IN FEBRUARY 1988, A RECORD FIGURE THAT FOUND ITS WAY INTO THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS.
IN JANUARY THE FOLLOWING YEAR, ANOTHER SINGLE DIGIT NUMBER 7 WAS SOLD FOR $4.8 MILLION. AT OTHER AUCTIONS, THE PRICES OF THE OTHER SINGLE DIGIT NUMBERS WITHOUT PREFIX ARE:
BEEN
NO. 3 SOLD IN JULY 1983 FOR $1.03 MILLION
NO. 4 SOLD IN OCTOBER 1978 FOR $147,000
NO. 5 SOLD IN JANUARY 1993 FOR $2.5 MILLION
NO. 6 SOLD IN DECEMBER 1978 FOR $330,000
NO. 10 SOLD IN MARCH 1977 FOR $206,000
SINCE MAY 1973, A TOTAL OF 6,087 VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS HAVE SOLD AT 188 AUCTIONS ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT RAISING MORE THAN $170 MILLION FOR THE LOTTERIES FUND.
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