This primary school has only a few places, so pupils are admitted by lottery.
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Beijing began allocating new car licence plates by 摇号 in 2011 to curb traffic, and applicants for a petrol-car plate can wait for years. Shanghai sells its plates at auction instead.
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Winning the draw is 中签. The same kind of draw decides places at oversubscribed state schools and flats in subsidised housing schemes.
