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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1981

NEW APPOINTMENTS TO METRICATION COMMITTEE

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NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE METRICATION COMMITTEE ARE ANNOUNCED BY THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.

PROFESSOR KING SING-YUI, EMERITUS PROFESSOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, HAS BEEN RE-APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE

MR CECIL S.O. CHAN

MISS OPHELIA CHEUNG

MISS CECILIA YUET-TING FUNG

MR J.H. HENDERSON

MS ELIZABETH SHING

DR D.F. TAYLOR

MISS RITA TSUI

THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC OFFICERS HAVE ALSO BEEN APPOINTED TO BE MEMBERS OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE :

THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE,

WHO SHALL ALSO BE VICE-CHAIRMAN

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON) FOR CITY AND

NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT SUPPLIES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS OR HIS

REPRESENTATIVE

THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE

THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE:

(A) TO BE THE FOCAL POINT OF LIAISON ON ALL MATTERS

CONCERNING METRICATION-

(B) TO COLLECT, COLLATE AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION,

BOTH OF A TECHNICAL NATURE AND OTHERWISE, RELATING TO METRIC USAGE GENERALLY OR TO DEVELOPMENTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES-

(C) TO ADVISE PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS ON ALL ASPECTS OF

METRICATION-

(D) TO ADVISE AND ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUAL SECTORS IN THE FRAMING OF THEIR PROGRAMMES AND TIMETABLE FOR METRICATION, WITH A VIEW TO SECURING COHERENT SECTORAL OR INDUSTRY-WIDE PROGRAMMES-

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TO CO-ORDINATE METRICATION PUBLICITY- AND

(F) TO LIAISE WITH BOARDS AND SIMILAR BODIES IN OTHER COUNTRIES WHERE A CHANGE TO THE METRIC SYSTEM HAS BEEN ACHIEVED OR IS IN PROCESS.

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