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General Holidays under the

Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149)

(a)

Every Sunday;

(b)

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holidays specified in the Employment

that the Chinese Winter Solstice

The nine 'fixed'

Ordinance (except

Festival is not provided

holiday to Christmas Day);

as an optional alternative

(c)

Good Friday;

(a)

the day following Good Friday;

(e)

Easter Monday;

(I)

the birthday of Her Majesty The Queen;

(9)

the Monday following the birthday of Her Majesty The

Queen;

(h) the Saturday preceding the last Monday in August;

(4) Liberation Day, being the last Monday in August; and

(j)

the first week-day after Christmas Day.

There is provision under the Ordinance for the reassignment

of holidays to avoid the loss

of a day where a general

holiday falls on a Sunday Or where two general holidays

coincide.

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