THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 8, 1912.
(4.) Any person found in possession of any lottery ticket shall be presumed, until the contrary is proved, to have the said ticket in his possession with a view to sale."
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of March, 1912.
C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 8th
day of March, 1912.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary,
HONGKONG.
No. 5 OF 1912.
An Ordinance to make provision for the due observance of General, l'ublic and Bank Holi- days and to amend and consolidate the law relating to the same.
LS
F. D. LUGARD, Governor.
[8th March, 1912.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council there- of, as follows:-
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Holidays Ordin- ance, 1912.
2. In this Ordinance :—
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"Public Holiday means a day which (subject to the provisious of section 5) shall be kept as a holiday by all educational establishments, public offices and Government departments. "General Holiday means a day which (subject to the provisions of section 5) shall be a dies non and which shall be kept as a holiday by all banks, educational establishments, public offices and Government departments.
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3. The following days shall be general holidays :-
(1.) Every Sunday.
(2.) The first week-day of January. (3.) Chinese New Year's Day, or if that day should be a Sunday then the following day. Provided that if the Chinese hereafter adopt the Grego- rian Calendar then the second week-day in January.
(4.) Good Friday.
(5) The day following Good Friday.
(6.) Easter Monday.
(7.) Whit Monday.
(8.) The first Monday in August.
(9.) The second Monday in October.
(10.) The Monday which falls on or nearest to the
ninth day of November.
(11.) Christmas Day or if that day should be a
Sunday then the following day.
Short title.
Definitions.
General Holidays.
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