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Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays | ||||
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Date |
Reason | |||
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January 1 |
Friday |
New Year’s Day | |
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* |
February 14
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Sunday |
Lunar New Year's Day | |
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* |
February 15
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Monday |
The second day of the Lunar New Year | |
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* |
February 16
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Tuesday
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The third day of the Lunar New Year | |
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April 2
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Friday
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Good Friday
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April 3
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The Day before Easter
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April 5
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Cheng Ming Festival
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* |
May 1 |
Saturday |
Labor Day | |
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May 21
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The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha) | |
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June 16
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Wednesday |
Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) | |
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* |
September 23
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Thursday |
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* |
October 1
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Friday
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National Day of the People’s Republic of
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October 2
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The Day following National Day of the
People’s Republic of
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* |
October 16
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Saturday |
Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of
Ancestors) | |
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November 2 |
Tuesday
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All Soul’s Day | |
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December 8 |
Wednesday |
Feast of Immaculate Conception | |
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* |
December 20 |
Monday |
Maca S.A.R. Establishment Day
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December 22 |
Wednesday |
Winter Solstice | |
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December 24 |
Friday
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Christmas Eve | |
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December 25 |
Saturday
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Christmas Day | |
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Special Grant for exempt from work by The Chief Executive on 30 June 2009
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February 17 |
Wednesday |
The fourth day of the Lunar New Year
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Special Grant for exempt from work by The Chief Executive on 27 March
2009
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December 31 (Afternoon) |
Friday
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New Year's Eve | |
* Obligatory holidays according to the Article 44th of the Law no. 7/2008 issued on
18th August 2008.