FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1977
APPOINTMENTS TO METRICATION COMMITTEE *****
THE ACTING GOVERNOR HAS MADE A NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS TO A NEW METRICATION COMMITTEE, IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE WILL BE PROFESSOR S.Y. KING, HEAD OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY.
ALSO APPOINTED ARE MR. PAUL T.S. YIN, DIRECTOR OF DAH CHUNG INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED, WHO IS NOMINATED BY THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION MISS OPHELIA CHEUNG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL- MR. CECIL S.0. CHAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES- MR. M.C.R. TALAMO, DIRECTOR OF HUTCHISON BOAG ENGINEERING COMPANY LIMITED, NOMINATED BY THE HONG KONG INSTITUTION OF ENGINEERS- MRS. SUSAN YUEN, NOMINATED BY THE HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AND DR. J.C. WRIGHT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE.
THE APPOINTMENTS ARE FOR TWO YEARS COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 1978.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED AS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, (VICE-CHAIRMAN) - THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES, THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS.
THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:
(1)
TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF LIAISON ON ALL MATTERS CONCERNING METRICATION=
(11) TO COLLECT, COLLATE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION,
BOTH OF A TECHNICAL NATURE AND OTHERWISE, RELATING TO METRIC USAGE GENERALLY OR TO DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES-
11) TO ADVISE PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS ON ALL ASPECTS
OF METRICATION-
(IV) TO ADVISE AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUAL SECTORS IN THE FRAMING OF THEIR PROGRAMMES AND TIMETABLE FOR METRICATION, WITH A VIEW TO SECURING COHERENT SECTORAL OR INDUSTRY-WIDE PROGRAMMES=
(V) TO CO-ORDINATE METRICATION PUBLICITY= AND
(VI) TO LIAISE WITH BOARDS AND SIMILAR BODIES IN
OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE A CHANGE TO THE METRIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OR IS IN PROCESS.
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