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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1983

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AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS

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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD ANOTHER AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ON SATURDAY (APRIL 30) AT 10 AM IN THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.

A TOTAL OF 31 SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING. THEY ARE:

CY 827

CY 4.50

CW 1111

AU 2808

CY

128

AA 3131

CY 662

BL 163

CY

629

CY 891

AH 911

CG 3223

AP 678

CY

480

CX 7777

BB 2623

CX 8696

CW

8

CX 9904

CF

3

CY 365

CX 8698

CY 8188

CY 9993

CY 633

CY 1283

CK 800

AC 8998

BB 456

BZ 9237

CY 6569

SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS MUST 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 84TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973.

WATER FIGURES ***

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 77.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 445.194 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 207.017 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 35.8 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.