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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1984

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SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS AUCTIONED

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THIRTY-FOUR SPECIAL VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS WERE SOLD BY AUCTION THIS MORNING (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF $879 800 WHICH WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY PURPOSES.

THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE CITY HALL RECITAL HALL SAW THE REGISTRATION NUMBER DD1 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $190 000.

NUMBER 338 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $185 000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1 000 FOR AB2204 AND DD1701.

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

DD2823

DD 778 $ 10 000 CY 827 $ 3.000 1949 16 000

2 800

AT8888 DD 668

$ 39 000

$ 15 000

DB 3

$ 46 000

$ 12 500

DD1323

$ 1 200

DD 907

2 000

DD 389

$ 4 800

AC 8

70 000

DD 331

$ 6 500

DD3033

4 000

DD 88

$170 000

DD6328

8 000

DD 711

$ 3 500

DD 284

2 000

DD3368 $

5 500

DD 663

$ 10 000

DD9832 $

3 500

DC 4

14 500

DD 981 $ 2 400 DD 118 $ 13 000 DD8889 BC 368 $ 9 000 DC9129 $ 2 400 DD 248 $ 2 800 DD 103 $ 4 400 DD 980 $ 9 000 BC 678 $ 10 000

THE NUMBERS AUCTIONED WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO VEHICLES REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.

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TODAY'S SALE. THE 94TH ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SINCE MAY 1973, BROUGHT THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR CHARITY REALISED SO FAR TO $32 592 332.

CALLIGRAPHY ON SHOW

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AN EXHIBITION OF MORE THAN 100 CHINESE PAINTINGS AND CALLIGRAPHY WILL BE HELD TOMORROW (SUNDAY) JUST INSIDE THE ENTRANCE OF THE NEW WORLD CENTRE IN SALISBURY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI AT 3 PM.

THE DISPLAYS ARE THE PRODUCTS OF LAST YEAR'S GATHERING OF ABOUT 200 FAMOUS CHINESE PAINTERS AND CALLIGRAPHISTS IN HONG KONG ORGANISED BY THE YAU MA TEI CULTURAL AND ARTS ASSOCIATION.

YAU MA TEI DISTRICT OFFICER, MR BOWEN LEUNG WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION,

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