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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1979.

IN ADDITION, TICKETS FOR SOUTHBOUND PASSAGES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AT MONG KOK STATION. THE SOUTHBOUND TRAIN WHICH LEAVES LO WU AT 6.39 A.M. WILL ALSO BE CANCELLED ON THESE THREE DAYS.

THE SPECIAL UP-TRAINS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID, WERE EXPECTED TO BE FULL BETWEEN 6 A.M. AND 3 P.M. WHILE THE DOWN-TRAINS BETWEEN 3 P.M. AND 9 P.M.

ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE NO ADVANCE BOOKING, SPECIAL CONCESSION RETURN-TICKETS FOR ORDINARY CLASS FARES TO WO HOP SHEK OR TO SANDY RIDGE AND SINGLE JOURNEY TICKETS FROM WO HOP SHEK TO KOWLOON WILL BE AVAILABLE AT KOWLOON STATION.

NOTICES OF THE SPECIAL TRAIN TIMETABLES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT ALL STATIONS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF PASSENGERS.

MEANWHILE, THE SPOKESMAN APPEALED TO COMMUTERS TO QUEUE UP ORDERLY SO AS TO AVOID A CHAOTIC SITUATION AT KOWLOON STATION. WOULD ALSO ENABLE THE POLICE AND KCR STAFF TO REGULATE A SMOOTH AND STEADY FLOW OF PASSENGERS, HE ADDED.

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AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ******

MOTOR ISTS WILL HAVE THE CHANCE OF BUYING +SPECIAL+ NUMBERS FOR THEIR CARS AT THE WEEKEND AND AT THE SAME TIME HELP LOCAL CHARITIES.

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (OCTOBER 20). THE AUCTION WILL START AT 10 A.M. IN THE WRITTEN TEST ROOM OF THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE AT 2 MURRAY ROAD.

TWENTY-FIVE NUMBERS WILL BE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC.

THESE ARE :

CA 3

CA 322

CA 883

CA3688

CA7720

AJ2727

CA 336

CA1328

CA3893

CAB108

CA7878

CA 380

CA1404

CA6668

CA8168

AA 911 ·

CA 751

CA1978

CA7351

CA8813

CA 136

CA 831

CA3382

CA7202

CA8856

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

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN 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 AS USUAL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTER IES FUND.

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