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Monday, December 17, 1973
The six statutory holidays under the new provisions are Lunar
New Year's Day; the second day of Lunar New Year; Ching Ming Festival;
Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival; the day following the Chinese Mid-Autum
Festival; and the first day of January.
"An employer is therefore required to give his employees a holiday
on January 1, 1974, and if such an employee has worked continuously for
him for three months preceding that day, the employee is entitled to receive
holiday pay," Mr. Price said,
Any worker or employer who is in doubt of his rights or obligations
regarding statutory holidays should consult officers of the Women and Young
Persons Unit at Tel. No. 3-667755.
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