Personalised vehicle registration application numbers to be published tomorrow

    The application numbers of the 1,000 Personalised Vehicle Registration Marks (PVRM) applications selected by lot will be published on the Transport Department's website (www.td.gov.hk), in the Ming Pao and South China Morning Post, and posted on the notice boards of the department's Licensing Offices tomorrow (May 23).
 
     A Transport Department spokesman said the applicants had already been sent an acknowledgement of receipt bearing an application number. "They may check the list to see whether their applications have been selected. Applicants who do not find their application numbers on the list should regard their applications as unsuccessful," he said.

     The department will later check the proposed PVRMs selected against the basic combination requirements, and will send letters by registered mail to notify the applicants concerned of the results. If the selected PVRMs meet the basic combination requirements, the department will also send notices by registered mail to the applicants in batches, requiring them to pay a deposit of $5,000 at the Hong Kong Licensing Office. If an applicant fails to pay the deposit within the period specified in the notice, his/her application will be cancelled automatically and will not be further processed. For enquiries, applicants can call the Transport Department Hotline, 2804 2600.

     Upon receipt of the deposit, the Commissioner for Transport will determine if an application should be approved or rejected, with the assistance of a vetting committee. The committee is a non-statutory advisory body, comprising official members from different departments and unofficial members appointed by the Commissioner. The membership will be announced later.

     Auctions will be arranged for the approved applications. Auction details will be published in newspapers and on the department's website. The first auction is scheduled for September 2006.

Ends/Monday, May 22, 2006
Issued at HKT 19:12