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Tuesday, December 5, 1972

ADVICE FOR PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF REGISTERED VEHICLES

The Transport Department today advised prospective purchasers

of registered vehicles to apply for a Certificate of Clearance before

concluding the bargain.

A department spokesman said it often occurs that an intending

purchaser of a vehicle does not know that fixed parking penalties have

been imposed on the vehicle.

It is not until he submits the transfer documents to the Transport

Department that he finds that the Commissioner for Transport has received a

court order prohibiting the transfer until the penalties are paid, the

spokesman said.

Certificates of Clearance, issued free of charge, can be applied

for at the Rumsey Street Licensing Office, Hong Kong Island; or the Pui

Ching Road Licensing Office in Kowloon.

This certificate states that no valid order under the Fixed Penalty

(Traffic Contraventions) Ordinance appears in the Transport Department's

records in respect of the vehicle concerned.

It remains valid for 72 hours from the time of issue, excluding

general holidays.

The Transport Department also reminded the public that notice of

transfer of ownership of a vehicle must be lodged by the transferor and the

transferee within 72 hours of the transfer.

Failure to do so renders both parties liable on conviction to a

fine of $1,000 and imprisonment of six months.

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