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Worldwide uniquery

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https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/mobile-phone-number-with-10-eights-auctioned-for-24-million-in-china (phone number)

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/lucky-chinese-phone-number-sold-for-300-000-at-online-auction-2280314 (phone number)

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2004-04-13/man-buys-lucky-phone-number-for-us11m/169526 (phone number)

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https://www.dimsumdaily.hk/customised-vehicle-licence-number-with-the-english-letter-w-sold-for-record-breaking-hk26m/ (car nr plate)

 

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3209965/lucky-car-number-plate-letter-r-sells-hk25-million-auction-hong-kong (car nr plate)

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http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/02/hong-kong-license-plate-lucky-auction-23-million/470409/ (car number plate)

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https://coconuts.co/hongkong/news/vee-whiz-car-registration-plate-letters-vv-sold-hk9-3-million/ (car number plate)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/05/uae-licence-plate-1-auction-arif-ahmed-al-zarouni (car number plate)

 

https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1052388/DVLA-number-plate-UK-worlds-most-expensive-car-F1 (car number plate)

 

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/FunMoney/story?id=4301197&page=1 (car number plate)

 

http://mostexpensivedomain.name/ (domains)

 

 

 

Number 8 around globe

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• In 2003, a telephone number with all digits being eights was sold for CN¥2.33 million (US$280,000) to Sichuan Airlines in Chengdu China.

• The United Airlines route from Beijing to San Francisco is Flight UA888, the route from Beijing to Newark is Flight UA88, and the route from Chengdu to San Francisco is Flight UA8.

• The minivan that GM makes for the Chinese market is called the Buick GL8, but the minivans it sold in other countries didn't have that name.

• http://www.businessinsider.com/traders-have-noticed-chinese-lucky-numbers-popping-up-in-the-markets-2014-1

• https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/08/08/Chinese-say-8-8-88-luckiest-day-of-the-century/2700587016000/

• A man in Hangzhou offered to sell his license plate reading A88888 for ¥1.12 million (roughly $164,000).

• The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 08:08:08 (UTC+08).

• The Etihad Airways route from Abu Dhabi to Beijing then onwards to Nagoya is Flight EY888.

• One of Cathay Pacific's flight numbers from Hong Kong to Vancouver and New York is CX888.

• Singapore Airlines reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 to routes in China.

• SriLankan Airlines reserves flight numbers beginning with the number 8 to routes in China.

• China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau and Singapore use the time zone UTC+08:00.

• The British Airways route from Chengdu to London is Flight BA88.

• The KLM route from Hong Kong to Amsterdam is Flight KL888.

• The Air Canada route from Shanghai to Toronto is Flight AC88.

• The Air Astana route from Beijing to Almaty is Flight KC888.

• The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia each have 88 floors.

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Number 8 on car number plates

 

1. Qian Feng Lei, HK Businessman Philanthropist — A88888 (US$200,000)

2. Owner of Crowne Plaza Changsha Hunan — A88888 (US$820,000)

3. Owner of Goldlion City Real Estate Co., — A88888 (US$880,000)

4. Wang Jianlin, Wanda real estate CEO — B88888 (US$200,000)

5. Zhang Jindong, Suning Chairman — A99999 (US$530,000)

6. Nanjing Xuanwu Hotel —  A88888 (US$450,000)

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/j3tourshongkong/albums/72157648229846806

https://www.flickr.com/photos/j3tourshongkong/albums/72157714460829613

 

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