Premier Zhou's plane fetches 1.27m yuan
( 2003-10-09 13:26) (China Daily)
A private company in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province, will pay
1.27 million yuan (US$153,400) for an old plane which once used by former
premier Zhou Enlai, reports Jianghuai Morning Post.
Hefei Baolixian (International) Agricultural Technology Development Co Ltd
put in the winning bid at an auction held yesterday in Hefei, the report says.
The "Trident 50050" plane, used by Zhou Enlai and a host of other leaders,
will be parked at Baolixian's ecological agriculture and tourism base in Hefei,
said the buyer Wu Shoubin, chairman of the private firm, adding that he expects
many people to visit the exhibit.
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