Which region does the license plate 'Hong' belong to?
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Hong is not a legally issued license plate by vehicle management departments, nor is it the abbreviation of any province in China. Here is some related knowledge about license plates: 1. In China, because the uppercase letters O and I resemble the numbers 0 and 1, these two letters are excluded by vehicle management offices. 2. The sole purpose of a license plate number is to identify the vehicle, considering that license plate numbers are long and difficult to remember. Especially in traffic accidents where the offending vehicle flees, a five-digit license plate number is easier to remember. From a scientific perspective, studies have shown that in emergency situations, the human brain optimally remembers five-digit numbers.
You're asking about the 'Hong' character license plate? I've specifically researched license plate codes before. You won't see this character used on ordinary civilian vehicles—it's actually a special sequence within military license plates. It exclusively belongs to vehicles of the Air Force Equipment Department, just like 'Kong' prefixes indicate Air Force Headquarters and 'Hai' prefixes denote the Navy. You might occasionally spot these plates near military compounds or bases: black background with striking white characters, completely distinct from regular blue civilian plates. These license plates are under extremely strict management, and ordinary people simply can't apply for them.