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Weights and Measures

[CAP. 68

21

1987 Ed.]

(b) Imperial Units

1 ton = 2 240 pounds

1 hundredweight = 112 pounds

1 quarter = 28 pounds

1 stone = 14 pounds

1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly

1 ounce = 1/16 pound

1 dram = 1/256 pound

1 grain = 1/7000 pound

1 ounce troy = 1/175 pound

1 picul (tam) = 100 catties

1 catty (kan) = 0.604 789 82 kilogram

(c) Chinese Units

1 tael (leung) = 1/16 catty

1 mace (tsin) = 1/160 catty

1 candareen (fan) = 1/1600 catty

SECOND SCHEDULE

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

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

PART I

Measurement of Length

Metric Units km metre m centimetre cm millimetre mm

Imperial Units mile chain yard yd foot ft inch in

Chinese Units chek tsun fan

PART II

Measurement of Area

Metric Units hectare ha are a square metre m2 square decimetre dm2 square centimetre cm2 square millimetre mm2

Imperial Units square mile acre square yard yd2 square foot ft2 square inch in2

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Weights and Measures [CAP. 68 21 1987 Ed.] (b) Imperial Units 1 ton = 2 240 pounds 1 hundredweight = 112 pounds 1 quarter = 28 pounds 1 stone = 14 pounds 1 pound = 0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly 1 ounce = 1/16 pound 1 dram = 1/256 pound 1 grain = 1/7000 pound 1 ounce troy = 1/175 pound 1 picul (tam) = 100 catties 1 catty (kan) = 0.604 789 82 kilogram (c) Chinese Units 1 tael (leung) = 1/16 catty 1 mace (tsin) = 1/160 catty 1 candareen (fan) = 1/1600 catty SECOND SCHEDULE [ss. 2, 6(3), 11(1) & 14.] UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE PART I Measurement of Length Metric Units km metre m centimetre cm millimetre mm Imperial Units mile chain yard yd foot ft inch in Chinese Units chek tsun fan PART II Measurement of Area Metric Units hectare ha are a square metre m2 square decimetre dm2 square centimetre cm2 square millimetre mm2 Imperial Units square mile acre square yard yd2 square foot ft2 square inch in2
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Weights and Measures [CAP. 68 21 1987 Ed.] (b) Imperial Units 1 ton 1 hundredweight 1 quarter = 2 240 pounds 112 pounds = 28 pounds I stone = 14 pounds 1 pound 0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly 1 1 ounce pound 16 1 1 dram pound 256 1 1 grain pound 7000 12 1 ounce troy pound 175 1 picul (tam) 1 catty (kan) (c) Chinese Units 100 catties = 0.604 789 82 kilogram 1 1 tael (leung) 16 Catty 1 I mace (tsin) catty 160 1 I candareen (fan) A catty 1.600 SECOND SCHEDULE [ss. 2, 6(3), 11(1) & 14.] UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND PERMITTED SYMBOLS OR ABBREVIATIONS OF UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LAWFUL FOR USE FOR TRADE PART I Measurement of Length Metric Units kilometre Imperial Units Chinese Units km mile chek metre centimetre cm millimetre m chain tsun yard yd fan mm foot ft inch in PART II Measurement of Area hectare Metric Units ha Imperial Units square mile acre are a square yard yd2 square metre 2 m square foot ft2 square decimetre dm2 square inch in2 square centimetre square millimetre cm2 mm2
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Weights and Measures

[CAP. 68

21

1987 Ed.]

(b) Imperial Units

1 ton

1 hundredweight

1 quarter

= 2 240 pounds

112 pounds

= 28 pounds

I stone

= 14 pounds

1 pound

0.453 592 37 kilogram exactly

1

1 ounce

pound

16

1

1 dram

pound

256

1

1 grain

pound

7000

12

1 ounce troy

pound

175

1 picul (tam)

1 catty (kan)

(c) Chinese Units

100 catties

= 0.604 789 82 kilogram

1

1 tael (leung)

16 Catty

1

I mace (tsin)

catty

160

1

I candareen (fan)

A

catty

1.600

SECOND SCHEDULE

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

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

PART I

Measurement of Length

Metric Units

kilometre

Imperial Units

Chinese Units

km

mile

chek

metre

centimetre cm

millimetre

m

chain

tsun

yard

yd

fan

mm

foot

ft

inch

in

PART II

Measurement of Area

hectare

Metric Units

ha

Imperial Units

square mile

acre

are

a

square yard

yd2

square metre

2

m

square foot

ft2

square decimetre

dm2

square inch

in2

square centimetre square millimetre

cm2

mm2

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