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Vehicles abandoned on Government land are dealt with under Section 6 of the Crown Land Ordinance (Cap. 28). A notice will be issued requiring the owner to remove the vehicle within a specified period. If this is not complied with, the vehicle will be considered as property of Government and may similarly be disposed of by auction or scrapping.

The number of vehicles abandoned in streets and open spaces which became the property of Government and disposed of by auction or scrapping in the last three years are as follows:

Disposed by Auction

1994

38

1995

59

1996

25

(b)

(c)

Disposed by Scrapping

1349

TOTAL

1387

1404

1463

632

657

Unclaimed and abandoned vehicles which become the property of the Government are disposed of by auction or scrapping depending on the potential value of the vehicle. The administration does not normally seek recovery of removal or administrative costs as costs from owners incurred may be recovered from the revenue from auction or scrapping.

The administrative and removal costs and the revenue from disposing of abandoned vehicles in the last three years are as follows:

Administrative &

Removal Cost

(HK$)

Auction

Revenue from Disposal (HK$)

Scrapping

TOTAL

1994

111,320

215,900 539,600

755,500

1995

501,600

1996

247,720

679,670 564,400 279,490 268,600

1,244,070

548,090

(d)

Transport Department operates two Abandoned Vehicle Surrender Centres which offer free disposal service for unwanted vehicles. To encourage owners to dispose of their unwanted vehicles properly, the owners can get a pro rata refund of the annual licence fee if the licence of the concerned vehicle is still valid for 60 days or more. Over the past three years, a total of 1,177 such unwanted vehicles were surrendered.