SECOND SCHEDULE

[ss. 2, 6(3)

11(1) & 14.1

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

PART I

Measurement of Length

Metric Units

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

kilometre

km

mile

chek

metre

m

chain

tsun

centimetre

cm

yard

yd

fan

millimetre

mm

foot

ft

inch

in

PART II

Measurement of Area

Metric Units

Imperial Units

hectare

ha

square mile

are

co

a

acre

square yard

yd2

2

square metre

square decimetre

square centimetre

2

m

square foot

ft2

2

dm

square inch

in2

2

cm

square millimetre

2

mm

Metric Units

cubic metre

cubic decimetre

PART III

Measurement of Volume

3

m

dm 3

Imperial Units

cubic yard

cubic foot

yd3

Ft 3

ft

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