Question No. 1
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Reply by the Hon. E.P. Ho, CBE, JP, Secretary for Trade and Industry, to a question by
The Hon. CHEUNG Yan-lung, OBE, SBStJ, JP,
in the Legislative Council on Wednesday, 20 November 1985
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Question:
Will the Government inform this Council what progress has been made in inducing the man in the street to use the metric system, when it is expected that the system will be fully implemented in all retail markets and whether such full implementation will result in better consumer protection?
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RECEIVED IN KUCISTRY
- 4 DEC 1985
KLI
The Metrication Committee has since 1978 embarked
on a publicity and educational programme to encourage, help
and persuade all sectors of the community to adopt the metric
system and use metric units. The rationale is that the
international trend is towards metrication.
2.
Through the efforts of the Committee, much
progress has been made. In three of the five broad target
areas identified by the Committee metrication has been
achieved: these are education and training, building and
construction, and public utilities.
3.
Progress has also been made at the retail level
where metric units are now used in the labelling of
prepackaged food and drinks and in a wide range of household
goods and electrical appliances. A recent survey by the
Committee shows that 70% of clothing and fashion products
have converted to the new system.
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