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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1982

WATER FIGURES ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 79.9 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 461.411 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 274.938 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 47.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS FOR AUCTION

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 27) AT 11 AM IN ROOM 916, MONG KOK LICENSING SUB-OFFICE, 56 DUNDAS STREET, KOWLOON.

THIRTY-FIVE SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING. THEY ARE 1

CX 510

CM 22

CX 721

CL 9999

CX 551

CW 724

CX 2800

CX 720

CX 703

CS 18

CX 128

CX 750

CX 713

CX 702

CX 501

CX 312

CX 751

CK 1818

CW 1212

CG 838

CX 2500

CX 730

CX 712

CX 502

2823

AK 802

CX 747

CX 711

CJ 81

CX 731

CS 55

CX 1288

CX 710

CX 701

CX 503

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.

A TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED BIDDERS THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER WOULD 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 TO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND.

THE COMING AUCTION WILL BE THE 80TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.