Cap. 534 《假日(1997年及1998年)條例》Holidays (1997 and 1998) Ordinance
生效中An Ordinance to provide for special holidays during 1997 and for general holidays in 1998 and incidental matters.
[1 July 1997]
(Format changes— E.R. 6 of 2022)
(Enacting provision omitted—E.R. 6 of 2022)
1. Short title
(Amended E.R. 6 of 2022)
This Ordinance may be cited as the Holidays (1997 and 1998) Ordinance.
(Omitted as spent— E.R. 6 of 2022)
2. Holidays in 1997
The days set out in Schedule 1 are additional statutory holidays for 1997 for the purposes of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57). An employer must grant a holiday to an employee for each of the additional statutory holidays in accordance with section 39 of the Employment Ordinance (Cap. 57).
The days set out in Schedule 2 are additional general holidays for 1997 for the purposes of the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149).
Items (n) and (o) of the Schedule to the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149) are suspended for 1997.
(Amended 35 of 1998 s. 5)
3. General holidays for 1998
The Schedule to the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149) is suspended for 1998.
The days set out in Schedule 3 are the general holidays for 1998 for the purposes of the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149).
(Amended 35 of 1998 s. 5)
Schedule 1 — Additional Statutory Holidays for 1997
[s. 2(1)]| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | Tuesday | 1 July 1997 |
| The day following the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | Wednesday | 2 July 1997 |
| National Day | Wednesday | 1 October 1997 |
Schedule 2 — Additional General Holidays for 1997
[s. 2(2)]| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | Tuesday | 1 July 1997 |
| The day following the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | Wednesday | 2 July 1997 |
| Sino-Japanese War Victory Day | Monday | 18 August 1997 |
| National Day | Wednesday | 1 October 1997 |
| The day following National Day | Thursday | 2 October 1997 |
Schedule 3 — General Holidays for 1998
[s. 3(2)]| Every Sunday | ||
| The first weekday in January | Thursday | 1 January |
| Lunar New Year’s Day | Wednesday | 28 January |
| The second day of the Lunar New Year | Thursday | 29 January |
| The third day of the Lunar New Year | Friday | 30 January |
| The day following the Ching Ming Festival | Monday | 6 April |
| Good Friday | Friday | 10 April |
| The day following Good Friday | Saturday | 11 April |
| Easter Monday | Monday | 13 April |
| Tuen Ng Festival | Saturday | 30 May |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | Wednesday | 1 July |
| Sino-Japanese War Victory Day | Monday | 17 August |
| National Day | Thursday | 1 October |
| The day following National Day | Friday | 2 October |
| The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | Tuesday | 6 October |
| Chung Yeung Festival | Wednesday | 28 October |
| Christmas Day | Friday | 25 December |
| First weekday following Christmas Day | Saturday | 26 December |