SATURDAY, JANUARI 17, 1905
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MR YEH DISCLOSED THAT, TO CONFORM TO GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS, WIRES AND CABLES IN HONG KONG WILL BE OF METRIC DIMENSIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
COMMENTING ON THE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES ORDINANCE ENACTED IN 1885, WHICH IS CLOSELY RELATED TO WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS, MR TAM NOTED THAT THE ORDINANCE EMPLOYED ONLY IMPERIAL AND CHINESE UNITS AND THEREFORE REQUIRED TO BE AMENDED IN METRIC UNITS.
HE SAID THAT THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT HAD CONSULTED OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ON THE BANNING OF NON-METRIC WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS.
HOWEVER, MR TAM SAID THAT ANY NEW ORDINANCE SHOULD ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR USERS AND MANUFACTURERS TO CONVERT EXISTING WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS TO METRIC ONES, OR PRODUCE NEW INSTRUMENTS.
A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY THE METRICATION COMMITTEE REVEALED THAT 85 PER CENT OF THE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS IN HONG KONG WERE NON-METRIC, WHILE METRIC-ONLY ONES ACCOUNTED FOR LESS THAN ONE PER CENT.
THE MOST POPULAR WEIGHING INSTRUMENT IN USE, ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, IS THE +CHING+, WHICH MAKES UP 29 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL.
AS FAR AS THE GOVERNMENT IS CONCERNED, MR LO SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS DETERMINED TO IMPLEMENT THE METRICATION PROGRAMME. HE ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD TAKEN THE LEAD IN THE METRICATION DRIVE. IN ADDITION TO INTRODUCING LEGISLATION, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALREADY GONE METRIC IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, SUPPLIES AND PUBLIC WORKS.
WATER CUT IN KOWLOON AND CHEUNG CHAU
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO CERTAIN PREMISES IN LAI CHI KOK WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR 10 HOURS FROM 9 PM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 18) TO 7 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR WATER MAINS WORK.
THE PREMISES AFFECTED ARE BOUNDED BY LAI CHI KOK ROAD HING WAH STREET AND MEI FOO SUN CHUEN. THEY WILL INCLUDE THE CHEUNG SHA WAN TEMPORARY WHOLESALE MARKET FOR IMPORTED VEGETABLES, THE CHEUNG SHA WAN TEMPORARY WHOLESALE POULTRY MARKET, THE LAI CHI KOK ROAD TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, LAI CHI KOK FIRE STATION, LAI CHI KOK TELEPHONE EXCHANGE STATION, THE LAI CHI KOK BUS DEPOT, THE SHIPYARDS ALONG LAI CHI KOK ROAD AND A PART OF MEI FOO SUR CHUEN BETWEEN MOUNT STERLING MALL AND THE SEA FRONT, INCLUDING KAM PIK RESTAURANT, MEIDON RESTAURANT, GOOD WORLD RESTAURANT AND HARVEST RESTAURANT.
MEANWHILE, FRESH