TNAG-1665-FCO40-2314-Hong-Kong-employment-issues-and-ordinances-foreign-domestic-1987 — Page 50

Ord. No. 54/87

A395

A394

Ord. No. 54/87

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

SECOND SCHEDULE

[ss. 2, 6(3), 11(1) & 14.)

PART V

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

Measurement of Mass or Weight

Metric Units

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

tonne

t

ton

picul

PART I

kilogram

kg

hundredweight cwt

catty

Measurement of Length

gram

go

quarter

qr

tael

Metric Units

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

carat (metric)

CM

stone

mace

kilometre

km

mile

chek

milligram

mg

pound

lb

candareen

metre

centimetre

millimetre

m

chain

tsun

ounce

OZ

cm

yard

yd

dram

dr

fan

mm

foot

ft

grain

gr

inch

in

ounce, troy

oz tr

PART II

Measurement of Area

Metric Units

hectare

ha

Imperial Units

square mile

acre

are

a

square yard

square metre

m2

square foot

yd2 ft2

THIRD SCHEDULE

[ss. 6(4), 8(2), 11(1) & 14.]

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES WHICH ARE LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE

PART I

Linear Measures

square decimetre

dm2

(a) Metric System

square inch

in2

square centimetre

cm2

square millimetre

mm2

Measures of—

any multiple of 5 metres

PART III

Measurement of Volume

Metric Units

cubic metre

m3

cubic decimetre

dm3

cubic centimetre

cm3

litre

L

PART IV

Imperial Units

cubic yard

yd3

5 metres

500 millimetres

3 metres

300 millimetres

2 metres

200 millimetres

1.5 metres

100 millimetres

1 metre

50 millimetres

cubic foot

ft3

(b) Imperial System

cubic inch

in3

Measurement of Capacity

Metric Units

Imperial Units

cubic metre

hectolitre

m3

gallon

gal

hL

quart

qt

litre

L

pint

pt

millilitre

mL

gill

fluid ounce

fl. oz

Measures of

any multiple of 100 feet

100 feet

6 feet

66 feet

5 feet

50 feet

4 feet

33 feet

1 yard

20 feet

2 feet

10 feet

I foot

8 feet

6 inches

(c) Chinese System

1 chek or any multiple thereof.