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     The Transport Department today (May 8) announced that the auction of ordinary and special vehicle registration marks would be held on May 24 (Sunday) in Meeting Room S421, L4, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.

     "A total of 280 vehicle registration marks will be put up for public auction.  The list of marks has been posted at the department's website (www.td.gov.hk)," a department spokesman said.

     Applicants who have paid a deposit of $1,000 to reserve a mark for auction should also participate in the bidding (including the first bid at the opening price of $1,000).  Otherwise, the mark may be sold to another bidder.

     People who wish to participate in the bidding at the auction should take note of the following important points:

(a) Successful bidders are required to produce the following documents for completion of registration and payment procedures immediately after the successful bidding:
 (i) the identity document of the successful bidder;
 (ii) the identity document of the purchaser if it is different from the successful bidder;
 (iii) a copy of the certificate of incorporation if the purchaser is a body corporate; and
 (iv) a crossed cheque made payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region". (Payment by post-dated cheques, cash or other methods will not be accepted.)

(b) Purchasers must make payment of the purchase price by crossed cheque and complete the Memorandum of Sale of Registration Mark immediately after the bidding. Subsequent alteration of the particulars in the memorandum will not be permitted.

(c) An ordinary registration mark and special registration mark can only be assigned to a motor vehicle which is registered in the name of the purchaser. The Certificate of Incorporation must be produced immediately by the purchaser if a vehicle registration mark purchased is to be registered under the name of a body corporate.

(d) Special registration marks are non-transferable. Where the ownership of a motor vehicle with a special registration mark is transferred, the allocation of the special registration mark will be cancelled.

(e) The purchaser must, within 12 months after the date of auction, apply to the Commissioner for Transport for the registration mark to be assigned to a motor vehicle registered in the name of the purchaser. Application for assigning the registration mark made after the 12 months will not be considered. If the purchaser fails to assign the registration mark within 12 months, allocation of the mark will be cancelled and arranged for re-allocation in accordance with the statutory provision without prior notice to the purchaser.

     For other auction details, please refer to the Guidance Notes - Auction of Vehicle Registration Marks, which can be downloaded from the department's website.

Ends/Friday, May 8, 2009
Issued at HKT 16:52

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Transport Department