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WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1979

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AUCTION OF SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY.

THE AUCTION WILL START AT 10 A.M. IN THE LECTURE HALL OF THE CITY HALL.

THE 25 NUMBERS THAT WILL BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC ARE:

1028

BU 88

BZ 180

BZ 833

BZ 1618

9773

BZ 808

BZ 223

BZ 928

BZ 1948

AZ 9999

BZ 888

BZ 268

BZ 1168

BZ 2007

BB

33

AB 709

BZ 328

BZ 1338

BZ 5699

BT

1

AB 786

BZ 622

BZ 1588

BZ 6228

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CLOSE OF BIDDING.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE AUCTION.

PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO INTO THE LOTTERIES FUND.

THE COMING AUCTION WILL BE THE 46TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973. SO FAR NEARLY $10 MILLION HAVE BEEN REALISED FROM THE AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS.

WATER CUT ***

THE WATER SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN CENTRAL WILL BE SUSPENDED FOR SEVEN HOURS FROM 11 P.M. ON FRIDAY TO 6 A.M. ON SATURDAY FOR LEAKAGE TESTS.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY JUBILEE STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL FROM POTTINGER STREET TO WING WO STREET AND DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL INCLUDING WING KUT STREET, GILMAN BAZAAR, GILMAN STREET, WING ON STREET, TUNG MAN STREET AND HING LUNG STREET.