Beijing Residents Rush to Register Cars on New Quota

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Beijing residents rushed to apply for vehicle licenses under a new quota system as the city seeks to ease traffic that has helped make it the world’s worst for commuters.

A total of 53,549 applications were made on Jan. 1, the program’s first day, more than double the number of license plates to be available each month, the Beijing News reported yesterday.