Auction of vehicle registration marks to be held on August 1
The Transport Department (TD) today (July 14) announced that the auction of vehicle registration marks will be held on August 1 (Saturday) at Meeting Room S421, L4, Old Wing, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai.
"A total of 100 personalised vehicle registration marks (PVRMs) will be put up for public auction in the morning session, and 220 traditional vehicle registration marks (TVRMs) will be put up for auction in the afternoon session.The lists of marks have been uploaded to the department's website, www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/index.html," a department spokesman said.
For the auction of TVRMs, only registration marks starting with "HK" or "XX" and special vehicle registration marks are put up for physical auction. Applicants should attend the auction and take note of the opening price as announced by the auctioneer before participating in the bidding of the mark.
The reserve price of each PVRM is $5,000. Applicants who have paid a deposit of $5,000 should also attend the physical auction and participate in the bidding (including the first bid at the reserve price). Otherwise, the PVRM concerned may be sold to another bidder at the reserve price.
People who wish to participate in the bidding at the physical auction should take note of the following points:
(1) 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 payable to "The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region" or "The Government of the HKSAR". Any bidder who wishes to bid for both TVRMs and PVRMs on the same day, should bring along at least two crossed cheques for payment of auction prices(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 may also pay through the Easy Pay System (EPS), but are reminded to note the maximum transfer amount in the same day of the payment card.Payment by post-dated cheque, cash, credit card 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 Vehicle Registration Mark or the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM immediately after the bidding.Subsequent alteration of the particulars in the Memorandum will not be permitted.
(3) A 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) The display of a vehicle registration mark on a motor vehicle should be in compliance with the requirements stipulated in Schedule 4 to the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations.
(5) Any change to the arrangement of letters, numerals and blank spaces of a PVRM, i.e. single and two rows as auctioned, will not be allowed.
(6) Special vehicle registration marks are non-transferable.Where the ownership of a motor vehicle with a special vehicle registration mark is transferred, the allocation of the special vehicle registration mark shall be cancelled.
(7) The purchaser shall, within 12 months after the date of auction, apply to the Commissioner for Transport for the vehicle 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 registration mark will be cancelled and arranged for reallocation by the Commissioner for Transport in accordance with the statutory provision without prior notice to the purchaser.
"Upon completion of the Memorandum of Sale of PVRM, the purchaser will be issued a receipt and a Certificate of Allocation of Personalised Registration Mark. The Certificate of Allocation will serve to prove the holdership of the PVRM. Potential buyers of vehicles bearing a PVRM should check the Certificate of Allocation with the sellers and pay attention to the details therein. For transfer of vehicle ownership, this certificate together with other required documents should be sent to the TD for processing," the spokesman added.
For other auction details, please refer to the Guidance Notes - Auction of TVRMs (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/tvrm_auction/index.html) and Guidance Notes - Auction of PVRMs (www.td.gov.hk/en/public_services/vehicle_registration_mark/pvrm_auction/index.html).
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Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill gazetted today
The Government gazetted the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area Bill today (July 14) to give effect to the relevant authorisation of the Central Authorities and to provide the legal basis for implementing the colocation arrangement at the redeveloped Huanggang Port. The Bill will be introduced into the Legislative Council (LegCo) for first and second readings tomorrow (July 15).
The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image
Following the passage of the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Authorizing the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to Exercise Jurisdiction over the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas" at the 23rd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress on June 26, the State Council issued an Official Reply on July 8 regarding matters concerning the commissioning of the Huanggang Port Hong Kong Port Area and Related Extended Areas (Hong Kong Port Area). The Official Reply stipulated the specific co-ordinates and area of the Hong Kong Port Area, and agreed that the Hong Kong Port Area is to be commissioned beginning at 00.00 hours of July 31, 2026, and is to be subject to the jurisdiction of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in accordance with the laws of the HKSAR. The official opening date is to be agreed upon by the Guangdong and Hong Kong Governments. To ensure that the authorisation of the Central Authorities is duly implemented, the HKSAR Government is obliged to complete the relevant local legislative work before July 31.
The main provisions of the Bill include:
(a) declaring certain areas at the Huanggang Port in the Chinese Mainland as the Hong Kong Port Area;
(b) providing for the application of the laws of Hong Kong in the Hong Kong Port Area and providing for the Hong Kong court's jurisdiction in this connection;
(c) extending the territorial limits of certain pre-existing rights and obligations to include the Hong Kong Port Area; and
(d) making provisions to assist in the construction of certain future documents and court orders.
To tie in with the actual operational needs of the Hong Kong Port Area, the Government is also required to make various pieces of subsidiary legislation for matters concerning the administration of the Hong Kong Port Area as a closed area, the designation of detention facilities, supporting arrangements for traffic and transport management, and provision of public mobile radiocommunications services, etc. To assist the LegCo in conducting a more comprehensive scrutiny, the Government has attached the draft versions of the relevant subsidiary legislation for the LegCo's preview when issuing the LegCo Brief on the Bill. It should be emphasised that the draft subsidiary legislation is provided at this stage solely for Members' reference. After the Bill is passed by the LegCo and the enacted legislation is published in the Gazette as an Ordinance, the Government will make and table the subsidiary legislation at the LegCo in accordance with established procedures.
A spokesman for the HKSAR Government said, "The Huanggang Port redevelopment project is one of the key initiatives that the HKSAR Government is participating in the implementation of national development strategies. Situated at the Futian District of Shenzhen, the redeveloped Huanggang Port will be positioned as the most important 24-hour passenger land boundary control point. The Bill provides the legal basis for the HKSAR to establish the Hong Kong Port Area at the Huanggang Port and to exercise jurisdiction over the areas in accordance with the law."
The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image
The redeveloped Huanggang Port will implement the colocation arrangement and the novel "collaborative inspection and joint clearance" mode to further enhance the passenger clearance experience and efficiency. Clearance time at the redeveloped Huanggang Port will be significantly reduced from around 30 minutes at the existing Lok Ma Chau/Huanggang Port to approximately five minutes. The design flow of the redeveloped Huanggang Port will increase to 200 000 passenger trips per day, and could be further increased to about 300 000 upon the future commissioning of the Northern Link Spur Line of the MTR Corporation Limited.
At present, the superstructure of the Huanggang Port Building is basically completed, and interior fitting-out works and the installation of required facilities are being carried out concurrently by contractors from both the Hong Kong and Shenzhen sides. The early passage of the Bill to establish the Hong Kong Port Area would facilitate the comprehensive preparatory work, including a series of tests, trials and drills to be conducted jointly by the HKSAR Government and the Shenzhen authorities, to ensure that all facilities and operational arrangements are sound and comprehensive, and that the Port is in full readiness for operation.
The Government will fully co-operate with the LegCo in its work of scrutinising the Bill to strive for the early completion of the local legislative work, and will continue to work closely with the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government to take forward all preparatory work at full steam prior to the opening of the Port to the public. After the Guangdong and Hong Kong authorities have completed the preparatory work and finalised the official opening date of the Huanggang Port, an announcement will be made to the public in due course, with a view to creating a more efficient and convenient clearance experience for members of the public.
For details of the Bill, please refer to the LegCo Brief issued today.
The new Huanggang Port, Photo source: reference image
