[4] [6] On June 25, 1959, the State Council of the People's Republic of China issued the Order on the Unified Measurement System, with minor amendment to the market system.
"[10] Legally, 1 dan equals 100 jins, 50 kg, or 110.2 lb.
[13] Hong Kong law stipulates that one dan is equal to one hundred jin , which is 60.478982 kg.
[7] Singapore and Malaysia have similar regulations as Hong Kong, as they are all former British colonies.
[8] In Japan, 1 dan, or tan in Japanese pronunciation, is equal to 60 kg.