Hong Kong units of measurement
Hong Kong has three main systems of units of measurement in current use:The Chinese units of measurement of the Qing Empire ;
British Imperial units; and
The metric system.
A Metrication Committee poster in Sheung Wan
Imperial units being used to weigh fruit in a stall in Hong Kong, 2008
Name plate of Kadoorie Beach, showing address in miles
Chinese units of measurement
Chinese units of measurement, known in Chinese as the shìzhì, are the traditional units of measurement of the Han Chinese. Although Chinese numerals have been decimal (base-10) since the Shang, several Chinese measures use hexadecimal (base-16). Local applications have varied, but the Chinese dynasties usually proclaimed standard measurements and recorded their predecessor's systems in their histories.
A traditional Chinese scale
Bronze ruler from the Han dynasty (206 BCE to CE 220); excavated in Zichang County; Shaanxi History Museum, Xi'an
Chinese measuring tape
Chinese measurement law in 1915