Weights and Measures
[CAP. 68
21
1987 Ed.]
(b) Imperial Units
1 ton = 2 240 pounds
1 hundredweight = 112 pounds
1 quarter = 28 pounds
1 stone = 14 pounds
1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly
1 ounce = 1/16 pound
1 dram = 1/256 pound
1 grain = 1/7000 pound
1 ounce troy = 1/175 pound
1 picul (tam) = 100 catties
1 catty (kan) = 0.604 789 82 kilogram
(c) Chinese Units
1 tael (leung) = 1/16 catty
1 mace (tsin) = 1/160 catty
1 candareen (fan) = 1/1600 catty
SECOND SCHEDULE
[ss. 2, 6(3), 11(1) & 14.]
UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE
PART I
Measurement of Length
Metric Units km metre m centimetre cm millimetre mm
Imperial Units mile chain yard yd foot ft inch in
Chinese Units chek tsun fan
PART II
Measurement of Area
Metric Units hectare ha are a square metre m2 square decimetre dm2 square centimetre cm2 square millimetre mm2
Imperial Units square mile acre square yard yd2 square foot ft2 square inch in2