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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1988

LUCKY CAR NUMBER

8' FOR AUCTION TOMORROW

LOVERS OF LUCKY CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE AUSPICIOUS NUMBER "B" WILL BE PUT UP FOR BIDDING AT AN AUCTION TOMORROW (SATURDAY).

THE AUCTION, SPECIALLY ORGANISED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT FOR THE LUNAR NEW YEAR, WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM AT THE RECITAL HALL, KIGHTH FLOOR, CITY HALL HIGH BLOCK.

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THE AUCTION OF THE LUCKY NUMBER 8' WHICH WILL BE PUT UP AS THE EIGHTH NUMBER FOR BIDDING, WILL START BEFORE 11 AM. INTERESTED BIDDERS ARE ADVISED TO ARRIVE EARLY. PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL 00 TO THE LITERIES FUND FOR CHARITY.

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THE NUMBER '8" WHICH STANDS FOR "FAT CHOY" OR PROSPERITY, WILL BE AUCTIONED BY MISS HONG KONG MISS PAULINE YEUNG, WHO HAS KINDLY ACCEPTED THE DEPARTMENT'S INVITATION ΤΟ BE THE HONORARY AUCTIONEER FOR THE LUCKY NUMBER.

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MISS YEUNG WILL PRESENT THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER FOR NUMDER WITH A NUMBER PLATE BEARING THE REGISTRATION MARK. THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR JAMES SO, WILL PRESENT A SOUVENIR ΤΟ MISS YEUNG IN APPRECIATION OF HER SUPPORT FOR THE CHARITABLE CAUSE.

RIGHTEEN OTHER SPECIALLY SELECTED NUMBERS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR BIDDING AT TOMORROW'S AUCTION. THEY ARE:

AL

99

BB 2623

AA 818

AW

2

CY 3

CW 600

CP 22

DW

1

CL

33

AF 18

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AY

125

BM 821

CW

888

CL

9

213

AP 11

HK 77

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THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MONEY RAISED FOR THE LOTTERIES DURING THE PAST 120 AUCTIONS IS CLOSE ΤΟ $50 MILLION, WITH REGISTRATION MARK '3" FETCHING THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1,030,000.

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