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SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1993
SHE POINTED OUT THAT CUSTOMS PARTICIPATION IN THE ANTI-SMUGGLING TASK FORCE WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THE. LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLE, AND THE NEED TO PROTECT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND ENFORCE TEXTILE QUOTAS INVOLVED THE OTHER SIDE OF ITS WORK.
* IT IS ESSENTIAL TO FULFIL ALL THESE FUNCTIONS FOR THE
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BENEFIT OF HONG KONG PARTICULARLY DURING ITS TRANSITION PERIOD, SHE ADDED.
THE PASSING-OUT PARADE INSPECTED BY MRS LAU COMPRISED NINE INSPECTORS AND 63 CUSTOMS OFFICERS WHO HAVE COMPLETED A 27-WEEK AND A 13-WEEK RESIDENTIAL TRAINING RESPECTIVELY.
MRS LAU SAID THIS YEAR'S RECRUIT INTAKE WAS GREATER THAN THAT OF LAST YEAR. SHE WAS PLEASED THAT THE DISCIPLINED SERVICES WERE WILLING TO ACCEPT ADDITIONAL CHALLENGES.
THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR CLIVE OXLEY; DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MR TONG KANG-SING AND OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS ALSO ATTENDED THE PASSING-OUT PARADE.
CAR MARKS SOLD FOR CHARITY
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AUCTION
THIS
FIFTY VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS WERE SOLD IN AN (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR AN AMOUNT OF $3,194,000 WHICH WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY AFTER DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES.
THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL, SAW THE REGISTRATION MARK FK 8 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1,080,000.
HIGHEST FOR BJ4535,
ANOTHER REGISTRATION MARK 980 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND PRICE OF $430,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FE704 AND ED8586.
FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF THE AUCTION;
FE682 10,000 FD263 8,000 *1761 38,000 FE2928 10,000
FE783 FC1328
*3989
23,000 FE3008 16,000 50,000 FD338 120,000 300,000 *FJ3333 140,000
AC901
13,000
FE2822
*FK8
12,000 1,080,000
FE9989
25,000 FE812
24,000
FE8360 WITHDRAWN
AU1399 10,000
EK369
26,000 AC112
42,000
AA667
46,000
FE883 26,000 FD8889 44,000
*FF38 180,000 FE268 29,000 FD9001 FE630 18,000
FE138
80.000 FE289
48,000
FE2986
4,000
FD968 28,000 FA306 *FL21
13,000
FB1820
24,000
60,000 *980
430.000
*FL919
23,000
FE6883 10,000 FE912
4,000
FE792
3,000
3,000
FE135 16,000
FE170
12,000
FE3088
39,000
BJ4535 1,000
*DD55
FE704 FE217
1,000
ED8586 1.000
FE7720
80,000 WITHDRAWN FK678
FE512
3,000
9,000
2,000
FE786
8.000
SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK ( (NOT TRANSFERABLE)
/SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS