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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 9, 1938.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S Department.

No. 952.-The following Public and General Holidays will be observed as Government Holidays in 1939 :—

Public Holiday:

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Empire Day, or if that day should be a Sunday, Wednesday, 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

Whit Monday...

Monday, 2nd January. Monday, 20th February.

Tuesday, 21st February.

Friday, 7th April.

.Saturday, 8th April.

Monday, 10th April.

.Monday, 29th May.

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 Thursday, 8th 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

.Saturday, 1st July.

.Monday, 7th August. .Monday, 4th September. Tuesday, 10th October.

Saturday, 11th November.

Monday, 25th December.

should be a Sunday, then the following day, Tuesday, 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 2nd January, 20th February, 8th and 10th April, 29th May, 1st July, 7th August, 4th September, 11th November and 26th 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

6th December, 1938.

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