Guangzhou to limit number of car plates

Guangzhou, which will limit car registrations starting this month, plans to introduce public auctions and a lottery to grant new car license plates in the following months.

Xian Weixiong, director of the Guangzhou commission of transport, said that a lottery embodies the principle of fairness, while public auctions can help those who really want to buy their cars get the license plates.

"Funds raised from auctioning license plates will only be used to develop the city's public transport system," Xian said on Tuesday.