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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1988
METRIC SCALE COUNTER IN PUBLIC MARKETS
THE METRIC SYSTEM IS GETTING MORE AND MORE POPULAR AMONG PEOPLE AT THE GRASS ROOTS LEVEL SINCE ITS INTRODUCTION FIVE YEARS AGO.
THIS WAS PROVED BY THE GOOD RESPONSE TO THE METRIC SCALE COUNTER SET UP BY THE METRICATION COMMITTEE AT LOCKHART ROAD MARKET. WAN CHAI, IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS.
"HOUSEWIVES QUEUED UP AT THE COUNTER TO WEIGHED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE METRICATION
(SATURDAY).
HAVE THEIR PURCHASES COMMITTEE SAID TODAY
THE METRIC SCALE COUNTER SCHEME AIMS AT PROMOTING THE USE OF THE METRIC SYSTEM IN SIX NEWLY COMMISSIONED PUBLIC MARKETS IN THE URBAN AREA.
APART FROM A DEMONSTRATION ON THE USE OF WEIGHING SCALES WITH THREE CALIBRATIONS METRIC, IMPERIAL AND CHINESE UNITS
CONVERSION TABLES ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE COUNTER.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT NOT ONLY THE CUSTOMERS BUT ALSO THE STALL-HOLDERS WERE ATTRACTED BY THE COUNTER BECAUSE THEY FOUND THE WEIGHING SCALES WITH TRIPLE CALIBRATIONS MORE SIMPLE AND CONVENIENT TO USE.
AS FROM MONDAY (NOVEMBER 14), THE COUNTER WILL BE MOVED TO QUARRY BAY MARKET FOR A PERIOD OF TWO WEEKS.
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THEREAFTER, IT WILL BE SET UP AT KOWLOON CITY MARKET, SHUI STREET MARKET, PO ON ROAD MARKET, TAI KOK TSUI TEMPORARY MARKET ROTATION BASIS.
THE SCHEDULE AND OPENING HOURS OF THESE COUNTERS ARE AS
FOLLOWS:
COUNTER LOCATION
QUARRY BAY MARKET
KOWLOON CITY MARKET
SHUI WO STREET MARKET
PO ON ROAD MARKET
TAI KOK TSUI TEMPORARY MARKET
OPENING HOURS (MONDAY TO FRIDAY)
10 AM
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12 NOON
4 PM
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6 PM
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DURATION
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