1372 ORDINANCE No. 6 of 1875 .
Public Holidays..
No. 6 of 1875.
Title.
An Ordinance to provide for Public and Bank Holidays.
[ 7th July, 1875. ]
Preamble.
WHEREAS it is expedient that certain days in the year should be
declared public holidays and bank holidays respectively : Be it
therefore enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice of the
Legislative Council thereof, as follows :
Certain days 1. The several days mentioned in schedule A to this Ordinance
to be public
holidays. annexed ( hereinafter referred to as public holidays ) shall, in addition to
Sundays, be dies non , and shall be kept ( except as hereinafter provided )
as holidays in this Colony.
Regulations.
2. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, make regula
tions excluding in whole or in part from the operation of this Ordinance
any public office or any department thereof, and thereupon all acts and
things relating to such public office or department thereof may be done
and performed on any public holiday notwithstanding the provisions of
this Ordinance.
Certain days
to be bank 3. The several days mentioned in the schedule B to this Ordinance
holidays. annexed , shall be bank holidays , and shall be kept as holiday in all banks
Bills of
exchange in the Colony, and all bills of exchange, promissory notes, and other
falling due on
bank holidays negotiable instruments due and payable on any such bank holiday , shall
to be payable
next day. be payable on the next following day and not on such bank holiday.
Protest falling
to be made on 4. In case of non - acceptance or non - payment of any negotiable in
bankbe
may holidays
made strument, the same may be noted or protested on the next following day
on next day. after a bank holiday, and any such noting or protest shall be as valid as
if made on the previous day.
Acts relating 5. No person shall be compellable to make any payment, or to do
to bills of ex
change not to any other act relating to a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument
be compel
lable to be on a public holiday, or on a bank holiday, and the obligation to make
done on bank
holidays. such payment, or to do such other act, shall apply to the day next follow
ing such public holiday , or bank holiday, and the making of such pay
ments , or doing such acts on such following day shall be equivalent to
payment of the money, or performance of the act on the public holiday,
or bank holiday.
Governor may
6. It shall be lawful for the Governor, by notification in the Govern
appoint
special days ment Gazette, at any time to appoint a special day to be observed as a