SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 1984
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TAILORING TRADE GOES METRIC
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STARTING NEXT MONTH, METRIC MEASUREMENTS WILL BE IN FULL SWING IN THE PIECE GOODS AND TAILORING TRADES.
THE METRICATION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT FROM APRIL 1, LENGTH AND WIDTH OF FABRICS WILL BE MEASURED IN 'METRES' AND CENTIMETRES'.
+THE PRICE OF CLOTH MATERIALS WILL BE QUOTED ONLY IN METRIC UNITS. 'PER YARD' PRICE TAGS WILL DISAPPEAR FROM THE MARKET ALTOGETHER, SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE COMMITTEE.
HE EXPLAINED THAT SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE CHANGEOVER PROGRAMME IN NOVEMBER 1982, METRIC AND IMPERIAL UNITS HAVE BEEN USED CONCURRENTLY.
+WITH THE ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT OF THE TRADESPEOPLE AND THE AVAILABILITY OF METRIC MEASURING TOOLS, I.E. 'METRESTICKS'
AND HALF-METRE RULERS' IN THE MARKET, THE CONVERSION PROGRAMME HAS BEEN CARRIED OUT VERY SMOOTHLY, HE ADDED.
TALKING ABOUT THE PROGRESS OF METRICATION IN THE FASHION INDUSTRY, THE SPOKESMAN ANTICIPATED THAT METRIC UNITS WILL SOON BE FULLY ADOPTED BY RETAILERS AND MANUFACTURERS.
IMPORTED CLOTHING FROM EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND JAPAN ARE ALREADY LABELLED IN METRIC UNITS AND THE MAJORITY OF LOCAL FASHION MANUFACTURERS HAVE BEEN USING THE DUAL-LABELLING SYSTEM FOR SOME TIME.
+IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE WORKING HARD TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMERS AND THE SALES STAFF OF FASHION SHOPS TO USE METRIC BODY MEASUREMENTS AND METRIC CLOTHING SIZES,+ HE SAID.
TO FACILITATE THE CHAN GEOVER, LARGE QUANTITIES OF AWARENESS POSTERS. CONVERSION CARDS AND LEAFLETS HAVE BEEN PRODUCED FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO DEPARTMENT STORES, FASHION HOUSES AND THE RELATED TRADE ASSOCIATIONS.
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