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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1979

SPORTS FESTIVAL FOR NT

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THE FIRST EVER SPORTS FESTIVAL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH IN TSUEN WAN.

A PRESS CONFERENCE GIVING FULL DETAILS OF THE FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD IN THE MING TWO ROOM, SHERATON HOTEL, FOURTH FLOOR, AT 3 P.M. ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 22).

THE TSUEN WAN TOWN MANAGER, MR. JAMES HAYES, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FIRST TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, MR. CHAU HOW-CHEN, AND OTHER OFFICIALS WILL ATTEND.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND THE CONFERENCE. THEY SHOULD MEET MR. DONALD STRANGE OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION'S PRESS UNIT IN THE MING TWO ROOM BY 2.50 P.M.

AUCTION OF SPECIAL NUMBERS REAL ISES $100 000

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TWENTY-FIVE SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING FOR A TOTAL OF $100 000 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.

THE AUCTION, HELD IN THE WRITTEN TEST ROOM OF THE HONG KONG LICENSING OFFICE, SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER CA 3 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $30 000.

ANOTHER NUMBER CA 7878 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $10 000.

THE OTHER SPECIAL REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES &

AJ 2727

$9.000

CA 6668

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$3.000

CA 3382

$1.000

AA 911

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$7 500

CA 8168

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$3.000

CA 3688

$1 000

CA 883

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$5.000

CA 322

-

$3 000

CA 3893

$1 000

CA 1328

-

$4.500

CA 751

-

$1.000

CA 7351

$1 000

CA 136 $4 000

CA 831

-

CA 336

-

$4.000

CA 1404

$1 000

$1 000

CA 7202

-

$1 000

CA 7720

-

$1 000

'CA 380