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SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1994

EVEN 000

DR LEE WAS CONFIDENT THAT THIS YEAR'S SCHEME WOULD BE MORE SUCCESSFUL THAN THAT OF 1993. LAST YEAR, MORE THAN・ 28 PARTICIPANTS PLANTED OVER 36,000 TREES UNDER THE SCHEME, WHICH HAD BEEN GAINING INCREASING SUPPORT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1957.

THE DIRECTOR THANKED THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303, FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRY PARKS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO THE SCHEME OVER THE YEARS.

HE ALSO THANKED TELEVISION BROADCASTS LTD FOR ITS ASSISTANCE IN PUBLICISING THE SCHEME FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN SUCCESSION.

THIS YEAR'S COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING SCHEME IS ORGANISED BY AFD

WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FRIENDS OF THE COUNTRY PARKS (FCP).

ALSO PRESENT AT TODAY'S LAUNCHING CEREMONY WERE A COUNTRY PARKS BOARD MEMBER, DR JIM CHI-YUNG; THE LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 303'S GOVERNOR, MR PATRICK CHENG WAI-CHUEN, FCP'S DR TAM WING-KUN AND AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR FRANK LAU.

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PRESIDENT,

LUCKY CAR REGISTRATION MARKS SALE BY AUCTION

ONE HUNDRED CAR REGISTRATION MARKS WERE PUT UP FOR TODAY (SATURDAY) FOR A TOTAL OF $4,903,000 WHICH WILL GO GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES FUND FOR CHARITY AFTER DEDUCTION OF INCURRED.

AUCTION

TO TO THE

EXPENSES

THE AUCTION, HELD AT THE RECITAL HALL OF THE CITY HALL. SAW THE REGISTRATION MARK #FW1 FETCH THE HIGHEST PRICE OF $1,100,000.

ANOTHER REGISTRATION MARK #AL9 WAS SOLD AT THE SECOND HIGHEST PRICE OF $230,000 WHILE THE LOWEST PRICE WAS $1,000 EACH FOR FS1966, FS3923, FS706 AND FS1957.

FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS OF TODAY'S MORNING SESSION AUCTION:

FP1668 30,000 FS928 FS7888 12,000 FP9998

30,000

FS332

16,000 FS129

15,000

17,000

AA8138

86,000

BH1289

11,000

*DL11

FS1328 15,000

95,000 *AL9

230,000

*FV16

70,000

*AS8888

220,000

FS819

8,000

FS668

100,000

FS986

10,000

FS6686

8,000

CT139

20,000

DR250

19,000

BB9281

10,000

AW362

14,000

FS826

12,000

FS398

20,000

FS8689

10,000

FS722

6,000

FR8113

7,000

XX113

202,000

FS9692

W/C

*3444

85,000

*DK20

90,000

*EE95

101,000

*AH4444

46,000

FS880

25,000

FS8863

6,000

FS1220

4,000

FS1966

.1,000

FR275

3,000

XX102

35,000

FS817

15,000

FS3923

1,000

FS338

66,000

FS107

4,000 *FK14

22,000

AH2558

5,000

FS3001

5,000

AU1972

9,000

FS915

2,000

*DD5005

25,000

FS706

1,000 FS3927

2,000

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