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Holidays.

CHAPTER 149.

HOLIDAYS.

To consolidate and amend the law relating to general and

school holidays.

[CAP. 149

1 of 1947.

9 of 1950.

[10th January, 1947.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Holidays Short title. Ordinance.

2. In this Ordinance-

"general holiday" means a day which, subject to the pro- visions 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 depart-

ments;

"school holiday" means a day which shall be kept as a holiday by all Government schools, military schools

Interpretation.

and schools registered under the Education Ordinance, (26 of 1913.) 1913.

3.

The following days shall be general holidays— (a) every Sunday;

(b) the first week-day of January;

(c) Chinese New Year's Day, or if that day should

be a Sunday then the following day;

(d) the first week-day following Chinese New Year's Day, or if Chinese New Year's Day should be a Sunday then Tuesday following Chinese New Year's Day;

(e) Good Friday;

(the day following Good Friday;

(g) Easter Monday;

(h) 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 Birth- day is to be kept on some other day, and then, such other day;

(i) Whit Monday;

(j) the first week-day in July ;

(k) the first Monday in August;

(1) the 30th day of August, or if that day should be

a Sunday then the following day;

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holidays.