THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1993
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SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
BIDDING.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK WOULD BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF
THE AUCTION.
THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION MUST BE PRODUCED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE AUCTION IF THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK IS TO BE REGISTERED UNDER THE NAME OF BODY CORPORATE.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION, AFTER DEDUCTION OF EXPENSES, WILL GO TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.
THE COMING AUCTION WILL BE THE 197TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.
TEMPORARY VENUE FOR CAR REGISTRATION MARKS AUCTION
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PEOPLE WISHING TO ACQUIRE THEIR FAVOURITE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS SHOULD NOTE THAT AUCTIONS STARTING THIS SATURDAY (JULY 3) UNTIL OCTOBER THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD AT A NEW VENUE AT THE LECTURE HALL SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE, FIFTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL SHEUNG WAN COMPLEX, 345 QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.
A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY) TEMPORARY CHANGE OF VENUE WAS NECESSARY AS THE CITY HALL RECITAL WOULD BE UNDER RENOVATION FROM JULY TO OCTOBER.
THE
HALL
THE SHEUNG WAN CIVIC CENTRE WAS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED AND WAS WELL-SERVED BY THE MTR, TRAMS, CHINA MOTOR BUS ROUTES 3A, 4, 5, 7, 10, 37,71, 79M AND TUNNEL BUS ROUTES 101, 104 AND 105.
THE AUCTION ON SATURDAY WILL START AT 9.30 AM WHEN A TOTAL OF 50 MARKS WILL BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION.
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MEN FINED FOR ILLEGAL MEAT IMPORT
TWO MEN WERE CONVICTED AND FINED IN COURT RECENTLY FOR ILLEGAL IMPORTATION OF MEAT, ONE OF THEM WAS GIVEN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $25,000 PLUS FOUR MONTHS' IMPRISONMENT SUSPENDED FOR 18 MONTHS.
IN ONE OF THE CASES, THE MAN WAS ARRESTED AT MAN KAM TO CHECK POINT ON JUNE 22 AFTER HE FAILED ΤΟ PRODUCE OFFICIAL MANIFEST AND HEALTH DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE IMPORTATION OF MEAT ON BOARD HIS GOODS VEHICLE, NAMELY 6,360 KILOGRAMS OF FRESH PIG CARCASES, 4,700 KILOGRAMS OF PORK CUTS AND 1,000 KILOGRAMS OF FRESH BEEF.
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