FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1980
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NEW APPOINTMENTS TO METRICATION COMMITTEE
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NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE METRICATION COMMITTEE WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES IN TODAY'S (FRIDAY'S) GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
PROFESSOR KING SING-YUI, HEAD OF THE ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HAS BEEN RE-APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1980.
THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE. THEY ARE MR. PAUL T.S. YIN- MISS OPHELIA CHEUNG- MR. CECIL S.0. CHAN- MR. J.H. HENDERSON MS. ELIZABETH SHING AND DR. J.C. WRIGHT.
THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC OFFICERS HAVE ALSO BEEN APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. THEY ARE THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE, WHO SHALL ALSO BE VICE-CHAIRMAN- THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE- THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE AND THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS OR
HIS REPRESENTATIVE.
THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE
* TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF LIAISON ON ALL MATTERS
CONCERNING METRICATION=
* TO COLLECT, COLLATE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION,
BOTH OF A TECHNICAL NATURE AND OTHERWISE, RELATING TO METRIC USAGE GENERALLY OR TO DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES=
* TO ADVISE PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS ON ALL ASPECTS OF
METRICATION-
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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-
* TO CO-ORDINATE METRICATION PUBLICITY- AND
* TO LIAISE WITH BOARDS AND SIMILAR BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE A CHANGE TO THE METRIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OR IS IN PROCESS.