FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1980
PETROL STATIONS 60 METRIC ******
MOTORISTS IN HONG KONG WILL SOON THINK IN METRIC TERMS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE METRICATION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ALL LOCAL PETROL STATIONS WILL GO METRIC AT THE TURN OF THE YEAR.
FROM JANUARY 1 PETROL AND DIESEL WILL BE SOLD IN LITRES INSTEAD OF GALLONS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: THE CHANGE-OVER IS IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S METRICATION PROGRAMME AND HAS THE FULL COOPERATION AND SUPPORT OF THE EIGHT OIL COMPANIES IN HONG KONG.+
THE EXACT PRICES OF PETROL AND DIESEL IN LITRE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE.
MOST BRANDS OF LUBRICATING OIL ARE ALREADY SOLD IN LITRE. THOSE THAT ARE NOT WILL BE CONVERTED SHORTLY.
ALSO TO BE AFFECTED IS THE MEASUREMENT OF TYRE PRESSURE. TYRE PRESSURE IS NOW MEASURED IN POUND FORCE PER SQUARE INCH BUT STARTING JANUARY 1, IT WILL BE MEASURED IN KILOPASCAL.
TO ASSIST MOTORISTS IN THE CHANGE-OVER, THE METRICATION COMMITTEE HAS PREPARED A LEAFLET CONTAINING" INFORMATION ON CONVERSION FACTORS FOR FUEL QUANTITY, TYRE PRESSURE AND DISTANCE.
THE CONVERSION TABLE WILL BE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL PETROL STATIONS.
HAD ROLE IN DISTRICT MANAGEMENT *****
ENCOURAGEMENT RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC IN COMMENTS ON THE GREEN PAPER ON DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION HAS CONFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT'S VIEW THAT THE SETTING UP OF DISTRICT MANAGEMENT TEAMS IS ESSENTIAL, THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS, MR GRAHAM BARNES SAID THIS EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE INAUGURATION CEREMONY OF THE KWUN TONG COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AT THE REGENT HOTEL, MR BARNES SAID THESE TEAMS, COMPRISING ALL CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS, WERE SET UP TO LISTEN TO PUBLIC OPINION, ASSESS PUBLIC NEEDS AND PROBLEMS, AND COOPERATING IN THEIR SOLUTION.
THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT HAS HAD TO RE-EXAMINE ITS OWN ROLE IN THIS CONNECTION, HE SAID.
WHAT IS NEW IN THE SITUATION IS THAT THE CITY DISTRICT COMMISSIONER IS NOW REINFORCED BY A STRONG STATEMENT OF POLICY, AFFECTING ALL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, THAT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION IS TO BE MADE EFFECTIVE AND FORMAL DISTRICT TEAMS ARE BEING SET UP TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE MACHINERY FOR THE TASK, MR BARNES SAID.
WHAT HAS