FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1981
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CHINA TRADERS URGED TO USE METRIC UNITS
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COMMERCIAL FIRMS AND INDUSTRIALISTS SHOULD USE METRIC UNITS AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WHEN TRADING WITH CHINA, SAID PROFESSOR S.Y. KING, CHAIRMAN OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, TODAY (FRIDAY).
RETURNING OM A 10-DAY VISIT TO BEIJING AND GUANGZHOU
AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINA STATE BUREAU OF METROLOGY, DURING WHICH HE DISCUSSED TECHNICAL MATTERS RELATED TO METRICATION WITH THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES, PROF. KING POINTED OUT THAT METRIC UNITS ARE PREFERRED IN CHINA BECAUSE THE COUNTRY IS BEING FULLY METRICATED.
+ALL EXPORTED PRODUCTS ARE ALREADY IN METRIC UNITS UNLESS OTHERWISE REQUESTED BY THE IMPORTING COUNTRIES,+ HE SAID.
THE CHINA STATE BUREAU OF METROLOGY IS KEEN TO EXCHANGE IDEAS WITH THE HONG KONG METRICATION COMMITTEE ON PROMOTING METRICATION, AND IS ARRANGING A SEMINAR ON METRICATION IN WHICH HONG KONG AND SINGAPORE WOULD BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE OF THE SEMINAR WILL BE TO PROMOTE A UNIFIED CHINESE TERMINOLOGY FOR SI UNITS OF MEASUREMENT FOR COMMON ADOPTION BY CHINA, SINGAPORE AND HONG KONG, AND FOR INTERNATIONAL USE WHEREVER THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IS EMPLOYED, HE SAID.
ACCOMPANYING HIM ON THE TRIP WAS MR ERIK YUNG OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE SECRETARIAT.
THE IR VISIT COVERED THREE ORGANISATIONS IN BEIJING, NAMELY, THE CHINA STATE BUREAU OF METROLOGY OFFICE, THE CHINA METROLOGICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND THE RAILWAY SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE. IN GUANGZHOU, THEY VISITED THE GUANGZHOU BUREAU OF METROLOGY AND TESTING LABORATORY, AND ATTENDED THE 50TH CHINESE EXPORT COMMODITIES FAIR.
THE VISIT LASTED FROM OCTOBER 20 TO OCTOBER 29.
AVS SSING OUT -ARADE
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THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE ILL HOLD A PASSING-CUT PARADE ON SUNDAY (NOVEMBER 2?) AT THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE EADQUARTERS IN WAN CHAI.
THE COMMISSIONER OF THE AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICE, IR K.L. THONG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY AND WILL PRESENT If CERTIFICATES TO 72 POTENTIAL OFFICERS AND 72 JUNIOR LEADERS.
DR THONG WILL ALSO PRESENT LONG SERVICE MEDALS, INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATES AND CANOE TRAILING CONTIFICATES TO 116 AMS MEMBERS.
THE AMS BAND.ILL BE OU PAA...A.
YOU ARE 1.VITED TO COVER THE EVENT WHICH WILL BEGIN AT ANY SU DAY.
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