Weights and Measures

[CAP. 68

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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

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