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MR. WILLIAMS ALSO REFERRED TO PRESS REPORTS ALLEGING THAT WORKERS, BECAUSE OF IGNORANCE, HAD BEEN DEPRIVED OF THEIR STATUTORY HOLIDAYS OR ENTITLEMENT TO HOLIDAY PAY.
HE SAID: +IT IS THE PRACTICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO REMIND, THROUGH THE PUBLIC MEDIA, ALL EMPLOYERS OF THE IR OBLIGATIONS AND ALL EMPLOYEES OF THEIR ENTITLEMENT JUST A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO EACH STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
+PAMPHLETS EXPLAINING THE PROVISIONS OF STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND REST DAYS ARE READILY AVAILABLE AND HAVE ALREADY BEEN WIDELY DISTRIBUTED.+
HE ADDED THAT A NEW PAMPHLET ON REST DAYS AND HOLIDAYS HAD BEEN ISSUED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
+ IN THIS PAMPHLET, REST DAYS, STATUTORY HOLIDAYS AND PAID ANNUAL LEAVE ARE SEPARATELY SET OUT AND EXPLAINED SO THAT THERE CAN BE NO CONFUSION ABOUT THESE PROVISIONS,+ HE SAID.
GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1978 AND 1979
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THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY) CONTAINS DETAILS OF THE GENERAL HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN 1978 AND 1979. EXCLUDING SUNDAYS, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 17 HOLIDAYS FOR BOTH YEARS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL NEXT YEAR FALLS ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1978, AND, AS USUAL, THE DAY AFTER THE FESTIVAL IS A GAZETTED PUBLIC HOLIDAY.
THE FULL LIST OF GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1978 IS:
* EVERY SUNDAY
* THE FIRST WEEK-DAY IN JANUARY
* LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY
* THE SECOND DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
* THE THIRD DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
* GOOD FRIDAY
* THE DAY FOLLOWING GOOD FRIDAY
* EASTER MONDAY
*CHING MING FESTIVAL
* THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
* TUEN NG (DRAGON BOAT) FESTIVAL
MONDAY, JANUARY 2
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
MONDAY, MARCH 27
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
SATURDAY, JUNE 10
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