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WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The weights and measures in use in the Colony consist of the standards in use in the United Kingdom and of the following Chinese weights and measures:—

I fan (candareen)

.0133 ounces avoirdupois

I ts'in (mace)

.133 ounces avoirdupois

I leung (tael)

1.33

ounces avoirdupois

I kan (catty)

1.33

pounds avoirdupois

I tam (picul)

133.33

pounds avoirdupois

I ch'ek (foot)

Statutory equivalent 14 inches.

ž The ch'ek is divided into 10 ts'un (inches) and each ts'un into ten fan or tenths.

In practice the equivalent length of a ch'ek varies according to the trade in which it is used from 14 inches to 11 inches, the commonest equivalent being 14.14 inches.

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