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A.D. 1947]
HOLIDAYS.
[No. 1.
HONG KONG.
No. 1 of 1947.
L.S. |
I assent.
Mark Young,
Governor.
10th January, 1947.
An Ordinance to consolidate and amend the law relating to general and school holidays.
[10th January, 1947.]
Be it enacted by the Governor of Hong Kong with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:
Short title. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Holidays Ordinance, 1947.
Interpretation. 2. In this Ordinance,
- (a) “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;
- (b) “School holiday” means a day which shall be kept by all Government schools, military schools and schools registered under the Education Ordinance, 1913.
General holidays. 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;
- (4) 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;
