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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1979
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GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1980 GAZETTED
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THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, PUBLISHED TODAY (FRIDAY), CONTAINS DETAILS OF THE GENERAL HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED IN 1980. EXCLUDING SUNDAYS, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 17 HOLIDAYS WHICH ARE
EVERY SUNDAY
THE FIRST WEEK-DAY IN JANUARY
LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY
THE THIRD DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
THE FOURTH DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
GENERAL HOLIDAY IN LIEU OF THAT FOR
THE CHING MING FESTIVAL
GOOD FRIDAY (CHING MING FESTIVAL)
THE DAY FOLLOWING GOOD FRIDAY
EASTER MONDAY
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19
MONDAY, MARCH 31
FRIDAY, APRIL 4
SATURDAY, APRIL 5
MONDAY, APRIL 7
THE BIRTHDAY OF HER MAJESTY THE
QUEEN
MONDAY, APRIL 21
TUEN NG (DRAGON BOAT) FESTIVAL
THE FIRST WEEK-DAY IN JULY
THE FIRST MONDAY IN AUGUST
THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST, WHICH
SHALL BE LIBERATION DAY
THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CHINESE MID-
AUTUMN FESTIVAL
CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
CHRISTMAS DAY
THE FIRST WEEK-DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
DAY
TUESDAY, JUNE 17
TUESDAY, JULY 1
MONDAY, AUGUST 4
MONDAY, AUGUST 25
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 25
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID AS CHING MING AND GOOD FRIDAY FELL ON THE SAME DATE (FRIDAY, APRIL 4), MONDAY, MARCH 31 HAD BEEN SET ASIDE AS A HOLIDAY IN LIEU OF CHING MING, ALTHOUGH CHING MING WOULD REMAIN A HOLIDAY FOR EMPLOYEES TO WHOM THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE APPLIED,