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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
The weights and measures in use in the Colony consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese weights and measures:—
I fan (candareen)
.0133 ounces avoirdupois
I ts'in (mace)
.133 ounces avoirdupois
I leung (tael)
1.33
ounces avoirdupois
I kan (catty)
1.33
pounds avoirdupois
I tam (picul)
133.33
pounds avoirdupois
I ch'ek (foot)
Statutory equivalent 14 inches.
ž The ch'ek is divided into 10 ts'un (inches) and each ts'un into ten fan or tenths.
In practice the equivalent length of a ch'ek varies according to the trade in which it is used from 14 inches to 11 inches, the commonest equivalent being 14.14 inches.
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