Potential car buyers tried their luck in Beijing's first lottery for new-car registrations on Wednesday, but most were left empty-handed, victims of the city's efforts to tackle its ever-worsening traffic congestion.
The computerized lottery process, broadcast live on national TV, finished in roughly 20 minutes, with 17,600 winners out of a pool of 187,420 applicants.
"I am so disappointed!" said 32-year-old office worker Alan Lin, as he looked at his notebook computer displaying the lottery results posted on a website.
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