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The Transport Department (TD) today (June 14) announced that the auction of traditional vehicle registration marks will be held on July 2 (Sunday) in Meeting Room N101, L1, New Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.
“A total of 340 vehicle registration marks will be put up for public auction. The list of marks has been uploaded to the department’s website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/index.html,” 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 reserve price of $1,000). Otherwise, the mark concerned may be sold to another bidder at the reserve price.
People who wish to participate in the bidding at the auction should take note of the following important points:
(1) 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” or “The Government of the HKSAR”. (For an auctioned mark paid for by cheque, the first three working days after the date of auction will be required for cheque clearance confirmation before processing of the application for mark assignment can be completed.) Successful bidders can also pay through the Easy Pay System (EPS). Payment by post-dated cheques, cash or other methods will not be accepted.
(2) Purchasers must make payment of the purchase price through EPS or 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.
(3) A vehicle 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.
(4) 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 shall be cancelled.
(5) The purchaser shall, 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. 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 Traditional Vehicle Registration Marks, which can be downloaded from the department’s website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/tvrm_auction/index.html. read more
The Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry, Professor Sun Dong, proceeded to Hamburg from Berlin yesterday (June 13, Hamburg time) to continue his visit in Germany, where he paid a visit to the Nexperia wafer fab. Nexperia B.V. is among the world top-ten semiconductor companies with business around the globe with research and development (R&D) facilities established in the Hong Kong Science Park.
Professor Sun, accompanied by the Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Mr Albert Wong, received a briefing on the company’s latest development plan and technologies. He encouraged the company to proactively consider setting up or expanding businesses in Hong Kong.
Professor Sun said, “Hong Kong has entered a new stage of advancing from stability to prosperity. I look forward to having more world-leading technology enterprises, including companies focusing on R&D and production of microelectronics to set up or expand businesses in Hong Kong, with a view to further boosting the development of the technology industry and I&T ecosystem in Hong Kong and supporting Hong Kong developing into an international I&T centre.”
Professor Sun later visited AI.Hamburg where he was briefed the group’s work which promotes the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) and brings together leading initiatives in the field of AI to actively support local economy and society in the application of AI.
Professor Sun, on the same day, paid a courtesy call on the Chinese Consulate General in Hamburg, briefing Consular General, Mr Cong Wu, on Hong Kong’s continuous efforts in integrating into the national I&T development. He thanked the Consulate General for supporting Hong Kong to enhance collaboration with Germany in I&T development, and attracting enterprises and investment.
Professor Sun will proceed to Munich on June 14 (Hamburg time) morning to continue his visit in Germany.
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