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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1994

METRIC SCALE DEMONSTRATION COUNTER SET UP AT FOOD EXPO

"IT'S A METRIC WORLD. DON'T BE LEFT BEHIND."

SAID THIS A MEMBER OF THE METRICATION COMMITTEE, MR TOMMY LI,

AT THE FIFTH AT THE OPENING OF A METRIC SCALE DEMONSTRATION COUNTER

CENTRE AND EXHIBITION CONVENTION FOOD EXPO HELD AT THE TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

"THE FOOD

HONG

IS

KONG

BE ΤΟ

AN INTERESTING AND CONSIDERED EXPO

DAILY LIFE EFFECTIVE FORUM WHEREBY THE IDEA OF GOING METRIC IN ONE'S

KONG THROUGH GAMES AND CAN BE CONVEYED TO ALL WALKS OF LIFE IN HONG DEMONSTRATIONS.

P

"IT IS THE FIRST TIME THE COMMITTEE EVENT, MR LI SAID.

HAS

PARTICIPATED IN

THE

WHO HAVE BEEN APPOINTED BY DEMONSTRATING THE

ABOUT 30 JUNIOR POLICE CALL MEMBERS METRICATION AMBASSADORS HELPED MAN THE COUNTER USE OF METRIC WEIGHING EQUIPMENT AND HANDLING PUBLIC ENQUIRIES.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE COUNTER FIVE-DAY FOOD EXPO UNTIL AUGUST 21 (SUNDAY).

AT THE

WIN

"THEY CAN TRY OUT THE MODERN METRIC WEIGHING EQUIPMENT AND

OF FORTUNE' AND 'TEST ATTRACTIVE PRIZES IN THE GAMES 'METRIC WHEEL YOUR METRIC SENSE' HE SAID.

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+

0

HONG KONG MONETARY AUTHORITY

MONEY MARKET OPERATIONS

* * * *

MILLION

TIME (HOURS)

CUMULATIVE CHANGE

($MILLION)

OPENING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2,529

0930

+156

CLOSING BALANCE IN THE ACCOUNT

2.507

1000

-50

CHANGE ATTRIBUTABLE TO :

1100

+3

MONEY MARKET ACTIVITY

+3

1200

+1

LAF TODAY

-25

1500

+4

1600

+3

LAF RATE 3.00 BID/5.00 OFFER

TWI 122.8

*+0.1*

17.8.94

HONG KONG