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How to reserve ordinary vehicle registration numbers with prefix other than "HK"/"XX" for auction?

Transport Department

Application Procedures for reserving ordinary vehicle registration numbers with prefix other than "HK"/"XX" for auction

Before you apply to reserve a registration number, please check whether the mark is available to be reserved for auction using the "Online Services for Traditional Vehicle Registration Marks".
 

Means of Submission
  1. Online application (applicable to  'iAM Smart+' users or applicants with digital certificate ), or
  2. submit application form TD 283(PDF)  in person to the Hong Kong Licensing Office. If handled by an agent, the agent should bring his/her identity document in original for record purposes, or
  3. submit application form TD 283(PDF) by post to the Hong Kong Licensing Office. Applicant is encouraged to use registered mail to avoid loss of documents.
Form
Application for Reservation of an Ordinary Vehicle Registration Mark with a Prefix other than 'HK' / 'XX' for Auction - TD 283 (PDF)
Supporting Documents

Please provide the following documents with your submission. Original is required for submission in person while copy is required for submission by agent or by post -

  1. Hong Kong Identity Card, or passport issued by a place/country other than Hong Kong; or
  2. Certificate of Incorporation in case of a limited company. Business Registration Certificate will not be accepted.

If submission is done online, the applicant is not required to submit the above documents at the time of submission. Upon successful bidding of the registration mark, the purchaser is required to produce the above documents for the registration and payment procedures.

Fee

A deposit of $1,000 is required to reserve each vehicle registration mark.

    Payment Method
    1. If application is made through the "Online Services for Traditional Vehicle Registration Marks", please pay by PPS online or credit card (Visa card, MasterCard, JCB or China UnionPay). Please check the above webpage for details of online payment.
    2. For applications submitted in person to the Licensing Office, the Transport Department only accepts the following payment methods:
    • Cash;
    • FPS;
    • EPS;or
    • Crossed cheque payable to “The Government of the HKSAR”.
    1. For application by post, the payment of fee should be settled by crossed cheque.
    Participate in the Online Auction
    • Applicants who have submitted a $1,000 deposit to reserve a VRM for auction should register as an E-Auction user in advance and participate in the online auction. Otherwise, their reserved VRMs may be sold to other bidders. 
    • If a reserved ordinary vehicle registration mark remains unsold after online auction, it will be allocated to the applicant at a special fee of $1,000, and the deposit of $1,000 paid will be taken as payment of the special fee. If applicant is not successful in bidding the reserved vehicle registration mark, the deposit of $1,000 paid will be refunded to the applicant in 8 weeks through the Treasury.
    • For details of the online auction platform for Ordinary VRMs "E-Auction", please refer to the E-Auction website.  You may also call the E-Auction hotline (3583 3980) or email (e-auction-enquiry@td.gov.hk) for enquiries.
    Points to Note

    After the reserved registration mark is bidded sucessfully, the purchaser is required to apply to the Transport Department for the assignment of the registration mark to the vehicle registered in the name of the purchaser within 12 months after the issue date of the Memorandum of Sale of Vehicle Registration Mark ("MoS"). If the purchaser fails to assign the registration mark to the motor vehicle within 12 months, the Transport Department may cancel the allocation and assign the registration mark separately without notice to the purchaser.

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    Last update: 16 Jul 2025
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