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ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hongkong.....12th. March,

1912.

Report on Ordinance No. 5... of 1912.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance entitled

"An Ordinance to make prevision for the due obser- vance of General Public and Bank Holidays and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the same.

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and I am of opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to the Governor's Instructions,

holidays.

This Ordinance amends the law relating to public and bank

Under Ordinance 2 of 1875 all public holidays are bank həli- days and there are certain days which are bank holidays only. It is considered desirable have a holiday for public offices,Government

A Departments and Educational Establishments which is nevertheless not a

bank holiday

such a holiday in future will be styled "a Public Heli- day" as distinguished from "a General Holiday" which is to be a nen dies and be kept by all banks and Government Offices whatsover.

The subject has engaged the attention of the Chamber of Com- merce and the Banks of the Colony and as a result it is preposed no lenger to keep Victoria Day (or Empire Day) as a bank holiday but to have instead two new holidays on Mondays in October and November res-