XN000022-1994-02-19+20 — Page 5

4

1

ADMISSION IS FREE.

THE OPENING HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1994

FEBRUARY 24 (THURSDAY}

10.30 AM 7 PM

—

FEBRUARY 25 (FRIDAY)

10

-

AM 7 PM

FEBRUARY 26 (SATURDAY)

10

AM

FEBRUARY 27 (SUNDAY)

10

AM

-

-

7 PM

6 PM

0

-

METRIC SCALE COUNTERS SET UP IN FIVE SHOPPING CENTRES * * * * *

SHOPPERS, IN PARTICULAR, YOUNG FAMILIES WERE TODAY (SATURDAY)

BY TO USE METRIC UNITS AT A DEMONSTRATION COUNTER SET UP

THE METRICATION COMMITTEE IN LOK FU SHOPPING CENTRE PHASE I, WANG TAU HOM.

URGED

THEY WERE INVITED TO USE THE METRIC WEIGHING SCALES, AND WERE GIVEN CONVERSION TABLES, FACT SHEETS AND MAGNETIC MEMO HOLDERS WITH THE "GO METRIC, IT IS EASIER" MESSAGE.

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, MR K Y TONGSON, TODAY JOINED MEMBERS OF THE JUNIOR POLICE CALL WHO ACTED AS METRICATION AMBASSADORS AND MANNED THE COUNTER.

FOUR METRIC SCALE DEMONSTRATION COUNTERS WILL BE SET UP ON THE SPECIFIED DATES FROM 11 AM TO 4.30 PM IN THE FOLLOWING SHOPPING CENTRES MANAGED BY THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY:

DATE

VENUE

FEBRUARY 20 (SUNDAY)

FEBRUARY 27 (SUNDAY)

MARCH 5 (SATURDAY)

MARCH 6 (SUNDAY)

OI MAN COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, HO MAN TIN

WO CHE COMMERCIAL COMPLEX, SHA TIN

TSUI LAM SHOPPING CENTRE, TSEUNG KWAN O

BUTTERFLY SHOPPING CENTRE, TUEN MUN

THE DEMONSTRATION COUNTER SCHEME, WHICH WAS INTRODUCED IN 1983, HAS DRAWN FAVOURABLE RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC, MR TONGSON SAID.

TO

то

THE METRICATION COMMITTEE AIMS TO EXTEND THE COUNTER SCHEME PRIVATE SHOPPING ARCADES AND LARGE-SCALE FAIRS OR EXHIBITIONS FURTHER PROMOTE METRICATION AMONG ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN THE TERRITORY.

/"AS YOUNGSTERS