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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 4, 1936.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT,

No. 957.-The following Public and General Holidays will be observed as Government Holidays in 1937 :—

Public Holiday :

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

then the following day

Every Sunday

General Holidays :

.Friday, 1st January.

Thursday, 11th February.

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 Friday, 12th February.

Chinese New Year's Day

Good Friday

The day following Good Friday

Easter Monday

Friday, 26th March.

.Saturday, 27th March.

Monday, 29th March.

Monday, 17th May.

The Coronation of His Majesty King Edward VIII... Wednesday, 12th May. Whit Monday.....

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

published in the Gazette, that His Majesty's Wednesday, 23rd June. Birthday is to be kept on some other day,

and then, such other day

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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Thursday, 1st July.

.Monday, 2nd August. .Monday, 6th September. Monday, 11th October.

Thursday, 11th November.

Saturday, 25th December.

should be a Sunday, then the following day, Monday, 27th 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 12th February, 27th and 29th March, 17th and 24th May, 2nd August, 6th September, 11th October and 27th December.

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.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

3rd December, 1936.