5 Aug 2025獨媒#7137
運輸署收回「US8964」車牌 指車輛已被送離香港
For three consecutive years from 2021, on June 4, a Porsche displaying the licence plate “US8964” was stopped and searched by police while being driven on the streets. The vehicle owner was repeatedly harassed by unidentified persons and took the vehicle out of Hong Kong in late May this year in preparation for emigrating. Another person was originally due to take over the “US8964” plate. However, the new plate holder was notified by the Transport Department yesterday that, as the vehicle had left Hong Kong on May 31, its registration had been cancelled no later than June 15 under the Road Traffic (Registration and Licensing of Vehicles) Regulations, and the licence plate had been repossessed at the same time. As the application to transfer the vehicle and retain the plate was submitted on June 19, it should therefore be invalid.
Anthony Chiu and the new holder of the “US8964” plate went to the Transport Department’s Licensing Offices on June 18 to submit an application, but were told that their personal file had been “locked” by the Police and that permission was required before the procedures could proceed. They returned to the Licensing Offices the following day to process the documents, including the Notice of Transfer of Vehicle Ownership (TD25) and the Application for Transfer or Retention of Vehicle Registration Mark (TD129). After three hours, they were told that the procedures had been completed.
For administrative reasons, they submitted another application on July 30 to transfer the vehicle back to Anthony Chiu. Anthony Chiu told The Witness that the Transport Department had rejected the application.
2021年起連續三年6月4日，在街頭行走、掛上車牌「US8964」的保時捷跑車，三年皆被警方截查。車主連番被不名人士滋擾，今年5月底亦將車輛運離香港，準備移民，「US8964」車牌原獲另一人接手。不過車牌新擁有人昨日接獲運輸署通知，指由於車輛於5月31日離港，根據《道路交通（車輛登記及領牌）規例》，該車輛登記最遲於6月15日已被取消，其車牌亦同時被收回，而車輛轉讓及保留車牌的申請，是於6月19日提出，故應屬無效。
招先生與「US8964」車牌新擁有人，是於6月18日到運輸署牌照事務處提出申請，但獲告知其個人檔案遭警務處「Lock 住」，需獲許可才能進行手續。他們翌日再到牌照事務處理，包括車輛過戶通知書（TD25）及轉移或保留車輛登記號碼申請書（TD129），耗時三小時獲告知完成手續。
由於涉行政原因，他們及後於7月30日再提出申請，將車輛轉回予招先生。招先生向《獨媒》表示，其申請被運輸署拒絕。
20 Jun 2025獨媒#6930
「US8964」車主運輸署檔案被鎖致買賣需approval：唔係我認識嘅香港
The former owner of the “US8964” licence plate, Anthony Chiu, told HK01 on the eve of this year’s June 4 that the vehicle which had borne the plate had been arranged to be transported out of Hong Kong and would no longer be driven in the city. He is moving overseas and recently bought another vehicle, which he plans to transport overseas for use there, while the “US8964” licence plate is being transferred to another person. When Anthony Chiu went to the Transport Department the day before yesterday to complete the procedures, he was told that his personal file had been “locked” by the Hong Kong Police Force and that permission was required before the procedures could proceed. He returned to the Transport Department yesterday and took nearly three hours to complete the procedures. Anthony Chiu told HK01 that he still had not processed what had happened, saying it had overturned his understanding of Hong Kong and declaring: “It’s not the Hong Kong I know.”
On June 4 in each of the past three years, police stopped and searched the Porsche sports car bearing the “US8964” licence plate when it was being driven on the roads; in the previous two years, they also towed it away for detention. This year, on June 4, the owner, Anthony Chiu, had stated beforehand that he would no longer drive the vehicle and had arranged for it to be transported away. He also told HK01 that he and his family had been subjected to harassment over the years.
原「US8964」車牌車主招先生，在今年六四前夕向《獨媒》表示，原掛上該車牌的車輛已安排運離香港，不會再在港行駛。他將移居外地，日前購入另一部車輛，打算運往外地使用，原「US8964」的車牌則轉讓予他人。前日招先生到運輸署辦理手續，獲告知其個人檔案遭警務處「Lock 住」，需獲許可才能進行手續。他昨日再到運輸署，耗時近三小時才完成手續。招先生向《獨媒》表示，至今仍未消化事件，認為顛覆了他對香港的認知，直指「唔係我認識嘅香港」。
過去三年6月4日，警方皆截查當日在馬路上行走、車牌為「US8964」的保時捷跑車，前年及去年更拖走扣查。今年六四，車主招先生則在當日前明言不會再駕駛該車輛，並已安排運走。他亦向《獨媒》表示，過去一直他及家人一直受到滋擾。
3 Jun 2025獨媒#6859
【六四36】US8964車主：車輛已安排運離 不會再在香港行走
The owner, Anthony Chiu, told The Initium that his family had been harassed and threatened by unidentified people over the past year. He had earlier held a farewell car gathering with fellow car enthusiasts he knew. The vehicle bearing the relevant number plate has been arranged to leave Hong Kong and will no longer be driven on the city’s roads.
車主招先生向《獨媒》表示，他的家人在過去一年來受到不明人士的滋擾和恐嚇。他早前已與相熟車友為車輛舉行告別車聚，掛上相關車牌的車輛已安排運離香港，不會再在本港的馬路上行走。
14 Jun 2024獨媒#3692
【六四35】US8964「獲釋」 車主：咁樣執法真係無問題？
On June 4 this year, the Porsche sports car “US8964” was again detained by police, as it was last year. The car owner Anthony Chiu told HK01 that he had retrieved the vehicle on Wednesday. He questioned why the vehicle had been detained for two consecutive years on similar grounds, asking whether “this kind of law enforcement is really acceptable”.
The owner of “US8964”, Anthony Chiu, suspected that he had been followed from the afternoon of June 4 this year. After driving through the Eastern Harbour Crossing, he was stopped and searched by police on the Island Eastern Corridor, and the vehicle was detained.
In response to an enquiry from HK01, Anthony Chiu said he retrieved the vehicle on Wednesday (June 12). Police said the vehicle’s brake component was cracked, its exhaust was excessively loud, and its tyres were worn—reasons similar to those given when it was detained last year. When he collected the vehicle, police did not allow him to drive it away directly. It had to be towed to a garage for repairs and then undergo another inspection before it could be driven on the road again.
今年6月4日，保時捷跑車「US8964」一如去年再被警方扣查。車主招先生向《獨媒》表示，周三已取回車輛。他質疑連續兩年被扣查車輛，理由相近，認為「咁樣執法真係無問題？」
「US8964」車主招先生，今年6月4日下午起，已懷疑被跟蹤，在駛過東區海底隧道後，於東區走廊被警方截查，車輛被扣查。
招先生回覆《獨媒》查詢，指已於周三（6月12日）取回車輛，警方指他的車輛杯士有裂痕、死氣喉聲音過大，以及車呔有磨損，理由與去年被扣查時近似。他取車時警方不容許直接駛走，需召拖車拖往車房維修後，再次驗車先准重新在路面行駛。
5 Jun 2024Yahoo#3646
六四 35｜保時捷跑車「US8964」遭警拖走 車主：可能係最後一年出嚟，原因大家估到
Yesterday (June 4) marked the 35th anniversary of the June 4 incident. A white Porsche convertible sports car bearing the licence plate “US8964” was stopped and searched by police while travelling on the Eastern Corridor last night. At least 20 traffic officers and plain-clothes detectives surrounded the car for the inspection. The owner later confirmed to Yahoo News that the Porsche had been towed away by police. The owner subsequently posted in a social media group, saying that he had begun being followed yesterday at a parking location in Kowloon, and attached photos of two seven-seater vehicles. The owner wrote: “This may be the last year it comes out. I believe everyone can guess the reason. Keep going, everyone, and remember not to get used to it.”
昨日（6月4日）是六四事件 35 周年，一輛車牌為「US8964」的保時捷白色開篷跑車，昨晚駛至東區走廊時遭警員截查，至少 20 名交通警及便衣探員包圍檢查。車主其後向《Yahoo 新聞》證實，其跑車被警方拖走。車主事後在社交群組發文，他稱昨日在九龍區泊車地點，開始遭到跟蹤，並附上拍下兩輛七人車的照片。車主表示：「今年可能係最後一年出嚟啦，原因我相信大家都估到，大家要加油，記得唔好慣」。
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