A394

Ord. No. 54/87

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

SECOND SCHEDULE

[ss. 2, 6(3), 11(1) & 14.]

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

PART V

Ord. No. 54/87

A395

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

Measurement of Mass or Weight

Metric Units

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

tonne

t

ton

picul

PART I

kilogram

kg

hundredweight

cwt

catty

Measurement of Length

gram

g

quarter

qr

tael

Metric Units

kilometre

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

carat (metric)

CM

stone

mace

km

mile

chek

milligram

mg

pound

Ib

candareen

ounce

OZ

metre

m

chain

tsun

dram

dr

centimetre cm

millimetre

yard

yd

fan

mm

foot

ft

grain

gr

inch

in

ounce, troy

oz tr

PART II

Measurement of Area

THIRD SCHEDULE

{ss. 6(4), 8(2), 11(1) & 14.]

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WHICH ARE LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

PART I

Linear Measures

hectare

Metric Units

ha

Imperial Units

square mile

acre

are

а

square yard

square metre

m2

square foot

square decimetre

dm2

square inch

yd2 ft2

in2

(a) Metric System

square centimetre

cm2

square millimetre

mm2

Measures of--

any multiple of 5 metres

PART III

Measurement of Volume

Metric Units

cubic metre

m3 3

Imperial Units cubic yard

yd3

cubic decimetre

dm3

cubic foot

ft3

cubic centimetre

cm 3

cubic inch

in3

litre

PART IV

Measurement of Capacity

Metric Units

Imperial Units

cubic metre

hectolitre

litre

m3

3

gallon

gal

hL

quart

qt

L

pint

pt

millilitre

mL

gill

fluid ounce

fl. oz

5 metres

3 metres

2 metres

1.5 metres

1 metre

(b) Imperial System

Measures of—–

any multiple of 100 feet

500 millimetres

300 millimetres

200 millimetres

100 millimetres

50 millimetres

100 feet

6 feet

66 feet

5 feet

50 feet

4 feet

33 feet

1 yard

20 feet

2 feet

10 feet

8 feet

1 foot

6 inches

(c) Chinese System

1 chek or any multiple thereof.

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