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1988

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1988

STRING OF 'GOOD LUCK' FOR SALE

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT WILL BE OFFERING

A STRING OF

'GOOD

REGISTRATION

LUCK' FOR SALE. IT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF AUSPICIOUS CAR NUMBERS TO GREET THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON.

PREFIX. WITH NO

EIGHT IS 'FAT

TOPPING THE LIST IS THE NUMBER '8' Į GENERALLY CONSIDERED A LUCKY NUMBER WITH ITS PHONETIC MEANING OF CHOY' OR PROSPERITY.

1988 MEANS THAT THREE THE AUCTION BEING HELD IN THE YEAR OF

AN EXTRA

TO 8'8 WILL BE ON OFFER. TO GIVE

'FAT CHOY'

LOVERS OF THE DEPARTMENT IS AUSPICIOUS CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS,

CONSIDERING PUTTING UP THE NUMBER '8' AS THE EIGHTH NUMBER FOR BIDDING ON THE OF THE AUCTION.

THE SPECIAL LUNAR NEW YEAR AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 10 AM FEBRUARY 13 (SATURDAY) AT CITY HALL RECITAL HALL.

DAY

ON

ANOTHER 18 ESPECIALLY SELECTED LUCKY NUMBERS FOR BIDDING.

WILL BE PUT UP

OF

PAULINE YEUNG, WHO WON THE TITLE MISS HONG KONG, MISS ASIA'S QUEEN OF BEAUTY AT THE FINALS OF THE RECENT MISS WORLD PAGEANT, WILL BE THE HONORARY AUCTIONEER FOR THE REGISTRATION NUMBER 18'

BY THE DEPARTMENT SINCE THIS WILL BE THE 121ST AUCTION HELD

g.

1973. PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION THE FIRST ONE TOOK PLACE ON MAY

FUND WHICH PROVIDES GRANTS OR WILL GO TO THE LOTTERIES

LOANS TO THE FINANCE SOCIAL WELFARE SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.

THE

120 AUCTIONS THE WHICH FETCH D WHICH WAS SOLD FOR

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED DURING THE PAST

NUMBER REGISTRATION IS NEARLY $50 MILLION.

3 AUCTIONS WAS PAST HIGHEST PRICE IN the $1,030,000, FOLLOWED BY '38' FOR $540,000, AND 'HK3' FOR $420,000.

IN ADDITION TO THE AUSPICIOUS NUMBER NUMBERS WHICH WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDDING FOLLOWS:

I

+ 8' THE OTHER 18 LUCKY AT THE AUCTION ARE A9

AL 99 BB 2623

AA 818

AW 2

CL 33

AY 125 CW 888

213

HK 77

1

1

CY 3

CM 600

CP 22

DW 1

AF 18

BM 821

CL 9

AP 11

XX 28

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