SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1984
RICE AND SUGAR GO METRIC
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THE METRICATION COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT PREPACKAGED RICE AND SUGAR WILL BE SOLD IN METRIC UNITS FROM NOW
ON.
+ INSTEAD OF CATTY OR POUND, ALL PACKAGES WILL BE MEASURED IN 'GRAM' OR 'KILOGRAM',+ A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+HOWEVER, A FEW MANUFACTURERS OF GRANULATED SUGAR HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THE DUAL LABELLING SYSTEM FOR THE TIME BEING,+ HE ADDED.
TO REMIND THE PUBLIC OF THE CHANGEOVER, POSTERS ARE BEING DISPLAYED IN SUPERMARKETS, HOUSING ESTATES, DISTRICT OFFICES AND GOVERNMENT POSTER SITES.
WORKERS VOLUNTEER TO HELP KEEP BEACHES CLEAN
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FACTORY WORKERS WILL BE JOINING STUDENTS ON THE BEACHES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE URBAN COUNCIL'S AUXILIARY LITTER WARDEN SCHEME.
FIFTY EMPLOYEES OF REMEX HOLDINGS LTD. AND ELECTRONIC SALES LTD. WILL BE WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH YOUNGSTERS FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES, THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC, FIVE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES AND THREE SOUTHERN DISTRICT SCHOOLS.
MORE THAN 900 INDIVIDUALS ABOUT 200 MORE THAN LAST YEAR WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE SCHEME WHICH IS IN ITS SIXTH YEAR.
ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS BETWEEN JULY 1 AND AUGUST 31, THE AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS WILL BE OUT IN FORCE ON FOUR URBAN AND SEVEN NEW TERRITORIES BEACHES.
THE SELECTED BEACHES IN THE URBAN AREA ARE REPULSE BAY SHEK O, DEEP WATER BAY AND STANLEY MAIN BEACH. THOSE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ARE KADOOR IE, CAFETERIA OLD AND NEW BEACHES CLEAR WATER BAY SECOND BEACH, SILVERSTRAND, LIDO/CASAM AND TUNG WAN BEACHES.
DISPOSE
DRESSED IN CAPS AND T-SHIRTS, THE 15 TO 20-MEN TEAMS OF AUXILIARY LITTER WARDENS WILL ADVISE BEACH-GOERS ON HOW TO OF LITTER PROPERLY AND HELP URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT STAFF IN CLEARING THE BEACHES OF LITTER.
IN A BRIEFING FOR THE NEW WARDENS TODAY (SATURDAY), MR HOWARD YOUNG, CHAIRMAN OF UC CLEAN HONG KONG COMMITTEE EMPHASISED THAT THEIR ROLE WAS PRIMARILY EDUCATIONAL.
/+THOUGH YOU
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