2236
No. 5 of 1912.
HOLIDAYS.
Short title.
Definitions
General Holidays.
No. 5 of 1912.
To make provision for the due observance of General, Public and Bank Holidays and to amend and consolidate the law
[8th March, 1912.]
relating to the same.
1. The Holidays Ordinance, 1912.
2. In this Ordinance :
Public Holiday means a day which (subject to the provisions 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.
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 Gregorian 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.
(12) The twenty-sixth day of December, or if that day should be a Sunday then the following day, unless Christmas Day fall on a Sunday then the Tuesday following Christmas Day.
(13) 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 Birthday is to be kept on some other day, and then, such other day.
2236
No. 5 of 1912.
HOLIDAYS.
Short title.
Definitions
General Holidays.
No. 5 of 1912.
To make provision for the due observance of General, Public and Bank Holidays and to amend and consolidate the law
[8th March, 1912.]
relating to the same.
1. The Holidays Ordinance, 1912.
2. In this Ordinance ::
Public Holiday means a day which (subject to the provisions of section 5) shall be kept as a holiday by all educational establish- ments, public offices and Government departments.
General Holiday means a day which (subject to the provi- sions 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.
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 Gregorian 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.
(12) The twenty-sixth day of December, or if that day should be a Sunday then the following day, unless Christmas Day fall on a Sunday then the Tuesday following Chritmas Day.
(13) 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 Birthday is to be kept on some other day, and then, such other day.
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