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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 7, 1934.

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COLONIAL SECRETARY'S Department.

No. 932.-The following Public and General Holidays will be observed as Government Holidays in 1935 :-

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Public Holiday:

Empire Day, or if that day should be a Sunday Friday, 24th May.

then the following day

Every Sunday

General Holidays :

The First week-day in January

Chinese New Year's Day, or if that day should be

a Sunday then the following day

The First week-day following Chinese New Year's Day, or if Chinese New Year's Day should be a Sunday, then the Tuesday following Chinese New Year's Day

Good Friday

The day following Good Friday

Easter Monday

Accession Day

The Birthday of His Majesty the King, unless it shall be ordered by the Governor, by an order

.Tuesday, 1st January.

Monday, 4th February.

Tuesday, 5th February.

.Friday, 19th April.

Saturday, 20th April.

.Monday, 22nd April.

Monday, 6th May.

published in the Gazette, that His Majesty's Monday, 3rd June. Birthday is to be kept on some other day,

and then, such other day

Whit Monday....

The first week-day in July

The first Monday in August.....

The first Monday in September

The tenth day of October, or if that day should

be a Sunday then the following day Armistice Day, or if that day should be a Sunday

then the following day .

Christmas Day, or if that day should be a Sunday

then the following day

The twenty-sixth day of December, or if that day

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.Monday, 10th June.

.Monday, 1st July.

Monday, 5th August. .Monday, 2nd September. Thursday, 10th October.

Monday, 11th November.

Wednesday, 25th December.

should be a Sunday then the following day,Thursday, 26th December.

or if Christmas Day should be a Sunday then the Tuesday following Christmas Day...

It is hereby notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to exclude the Magistrates from the operation of the Holidays Ordinance, 1912, Ordinance No. 5 of 1912, on the 5th February, 20th and 22nd April, 3rd and 10th June, 1st July, 5th August, 2nd September, 11th November and 26th December, 1935.

The Imports and Exports Department will be open for the purpose of Revenue collection and issue of permits only from 9 a.m. to 12 Noon on all the above days except Sundays, Chinese New Year's Day, Good Friday, 10th October and Christmas Day.

W. T. SOUTHORN,

Colonial Secretary.

7th December, 1934.