Metrication Ordinance

The Metrication Ordinance was enacted in 1976 in Hong Kong. The law allowed a gradual replacement of the Imperial units and Chinese units of measurement in favour of the International System of Units Metric System. The adoption was facilitated under the government's Metrication Committee.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Yearbook HK. "Yearbook." Metrication. Retrieved on 2007-04-26.


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