Goodhope sub-district council buys Fong Kong vehicles

Friday, July 20, 2018

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Goodhope Sub District Council has raised eyebrows with its decision to procure six secondhand vehicles popularly referred to as Fong Kongs from a Mogoditshane car dealership for about P500,000 for constituency projects.

Critics of the Fong Kong tag have sneered at the idea, saying the step was a drawback as culture all along has been to procure brand new vehicles from genuine car dealerships,

Goodhope sub-district council’s chief executive officer, Robert Rabasimane admitted his sub-district had acquired the six vehicles from Mogoditshane, but hailed them as good secondhand cars they got on a bargain.

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Goodhope sub-district council buys Fong Kong vehicles

Goodhope Sub District Council has raised eyebrows with its decision to procure six secondhand vehicles popularly referred to as Fong Kongs from a Mogoditshane car dealership for about P500,000 for constituency projects.