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MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1977

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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTION *******

CAR OWNERS WILL HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO BID FOR 16 EXCLUSIVE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS AT AN AUCTION THIS SATURDAY (JUNE 11).

PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION, WHICH WILL BEGIN AT 10 A.M. AT THE CITY HALL LECTURE HALL ON THE 8TH FLOOR, WILL GO INTO THE LOTTERIES FUND FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES.

THE SIXTEEN NUMBERS ARE -

BN

505

AV 32

BB

23

BM 99

BN

525

3228

BK

18

BL 100

AC

717

HK

80

BJ

22

AG 8

BM 9000

BJ 323

BB 2222

AH 686

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED THAT SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WOULD HAVE TO PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSE OF BIDDING.

THE NUMBERS WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THEIR NAME WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.

$1 MILLION PLEDGE TO QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND

NOTE TO EDITORS:

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A CHEQUE FOR $1 MILLION FOR THE QUEEN'S SILVER JUBILEE APPEAL FUND WILL BE PRESENTED TO MR. Q.W. LEE, CHAIRMAN OF THE APPEAL FUND COMMITTEE, TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE MONEY IS BEING GIVEN BY MR. WILLIAM MA CHING-WAI, A WELL-KNOWN LOCAL BUSINESSMAN, AND WILL BE THE LARGEST SINGLE DONATION TO THE FUND SO FAR. MR. MA IS FIRST VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION. MR. MA IS ALSO DIRECTOR AND MANAGER OF TAI SANG BANK LTD., AND TAI SANG LAND DEVELOPMENT LTD, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE APPEAL FUND COMMITTEE.

THE PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 3.30 P.M. AT THE RECEPTION AREA ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE FUNCTION COVERED, REFRESHMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED.

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