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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1979

NEW SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING

VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS TO BE INTRODUCED

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A NEW SYSTEM OF ALLOCATING NON-SCHEDULED VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WILL BE INTRODUCED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT EARLY NEXT MONTH.

UNDER THE NEW SYSTEM, THE REGISTRATION BOOKS RELATING TO NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS WILL BE MIXED EVERY DAY BEFORE BEING DISTRIBUTED AT RANDOM TO THE VARIOUS LICENSING COUNTERS FOR ISSUE TO APPLICANTS.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THIS SYSTEM WOULD REMOVE ANY ELEMENT OF PREDICTABILITY IN THE ALLOCATION OF NON- SCHEDULED REGISTRATION NUMBERS AND WOULD ENSURE FAIRNESS AND IMPARTIALITY TO ALL APPLICANTS FOR REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES.

AT PRESENT NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS ARE ALLOCATED IN NUMERICAL SEQUENCE ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS. CERTAIN NON-SCHEDULED NUMBERS WHICH DENOTE LUCK OR PROSPERITY CAN BE RESERVED ON PAYMENT OF $1 000 TO BE BID FOR AT REGULAR AUCTIONS HELD BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. HOWEVER, IF NO ONE RESERVES THESE NUMBERS, THEY WILL BE ISSUED AT COUNTERS.

SCHEDULED NUMBERS, SUCH AS ALL THE SEVENS AND ALL THE EIGHTS, OR 3388 OR 6688, LISTED IN THE SIXTH SCHEDULE TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (REGISTRATION AND LICENSING OF VEHICLES) REGULATIONS, WILL CONTINUE TO BE WITHHELD BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR SALE BY AUCTION. THE PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL BE FOR SOCIAL WELFARE PURPOSES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN NEWS CONFERENCE

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THIS YEAR'S FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN WILL BE LAUNCHED AT A NEWS CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT 3 P.M. ON FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 2) IN THE GIS THEATRE, FIFTH FLOOR, BEACONSFIELD HOUSE, CENTRAL.

THE MAIN SPEAKER AT THE CONFERENCE WILL BE DEPUTY CHIEF FIRE OFFICER. MR. LAM LOK-BUN. OTHER SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE DIVISIONAL FIRE OFFICER, MR. TAM HON-CHEUNG SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR. J.W. WHOLEY- COUNTRY PARKS PROTECTION OFFICER, MR. S.L. CHONG ACTING DEPUTY CHIEF FACTORY INSPECTOR, MR. CHAN TAT-KING AND SUPERINTENDENT OF FACTORY INSPECTORS, MR. HERMAN HO.

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE.

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