Thursday, January 8, 1976
"The changeover has now almost effectively been completed," he said.
"A finalisation programme graph indicating the progress of P.W.D.
in the metric changeover will also be on display," he added, "It will
indicate in graphic form the extent of the completeness of the changeover."
Mr. McGuinniety pointed out that from June 1974, all new design
projects in the architectural and engineering disciplines had been produced
in metric terms, and the calling of tenders had progressively moved in
favour of metric contracts rather than imperial contracts.
Metric scales had also been adopted in the preparation of maps, he
said, and maps in metric scales and contours were now available. Samples
of metric scale maps would be displayed at the exhibition.
He also noted that from June this year, the sale of Crown Land would
be exclusively conducted in metric terms.
Last December, he continued, the Buildings Ordinance Office issued
Practice Notes and a Schedule of Metric Equivalents which would enable
Authorised Persons to seek approval of plans and documents prepared on the
prescribed metric system.
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"The optional submission of documents in metric form became effective
on January 1 this year and authorised persons now have the option of amaking
submissions for approval in either imperial or metric terms," he said.
"Further P.W.D. programme regarding the private sector anticipated
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the compulsory submission of documents sqlely in metric terms and is intended
to become effective as from January 1, 1977."
Mr. McGuinniety praised the Hong Kong Polytechnic and Hong Kong
Federation of Industries in staging the exhibition and said that it would help industry to realise the extent to which metrication had already taken place
in Hong Kong.
"It will also