SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1992
METRIC SCALE COUNTERS SET UP IN 8 MARKETS
CUSTOMERS AND STALL HOLDERS WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) URGED TO USE METRIC UNITS, ESPECIALLY IN THE SALE OF PERISHABLES IN MARKETS AND
SUPERMARKETS.
THEY WERE INVITED TO USE THE METRIC SCALE FOR COMPARISON PURPOSE WITH THE TRADITIONAL CHINESE UNITS AND IMPERIAL UNITS IN THE SALE OF PERISHABLES LIKE MEAT, SEAFOOD, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AT THE METRIC SCALE COUNTERS SET UP BY THE METRICATION COMMITTEE IN TWO MARKETS.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, DR JAMES WU MAN-HON, TODAY JOINED MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL WHO ACTED AS AT PO ON METRICATION AMBASSADORS TO MAN THE COUNTERS IN THE MARKETS ROAD, CHEUNG SHA WAN AND FA YUEN STREET, MONG KOK.
FACT SHEETS, METRIC DIALS AND PLATEMATS WITH CONVERSION
WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC.
TABLES
UP ON THE SPECIFIED PUBLIC MARKETS IN
EIGHT METRIC SCALE COUNTERS WILL BE SET DATES FROM 9 AM TO 11.30 AM IN THE FOLLOWING BUSY DENSELY POPULATED AREAS.
DATE
MAY 10
MAY 16 AND 17
MARKET
PO ON ROAD, CHEUNG SHA WAN FA YUEN STREET, MONG KOK
SHATIN MARKET AT CENTRAL STREET YEUNG UK ROAD, TSUEN WAN
MAY 23 AND 24
SAI WAN HO, EASTERN DISTRICT BOWRINGTON ROAD, WAN CHAI
MAY 30 AND 31
KOWLOON CITY MARKET AT NGA TSIN WAI ROAD SHUI WO STREET, KWUN TONG
"THE METRIC SCALE COUNTER SCHEME, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1983,
FROM THE HAS DRAWN FAVOURABLE RESPONSE
PUBLIC," A MEMBER OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, MR K.Y. TONGSON, SAID.
MR
"THE COMMITTEE AIMS ΤΟ MAKE THE SCHEME A CONTINUAL EVENT SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY PRIVATE SPONSORS, TONGSON SAID.
"ENQUIRIES ON DETAILS OF THE SCHEME CAN BE MADE TO METRICATION COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT ON TEL 810 2869, HE ADDED.
THE
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