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| Chinese government gives Shanghai residents 5 days holiday for SCO summit |
| 2006-06-09 |
| The upcoming Shanghai Co-operation Organization (SCO) summit is being greeted with extra warmth by residents of the city, as many will be given five days holiday during the event. According to a notice issued by the municipal government at the end of May, all the city's school children, civil servants and some private sector workers will not have to work from next Wednesday to Sunday (June 14-18). However, they will have to clock in this weekend. Typical Chinese...have a holiday, and then work extra to make up the time. The fact that it's weekends has absolutely no meaning. The notice said the holiday is due to some specific traffic control measures in the city during the summit period. I bet...the People's Armed Police will be out in force. Many residents are preparing to travel outside Shanghai during the holiday, dubbed a "Mini Golden Week" by travel agents who have reported a surge in reservations. |
| Posted by:gromky |
| #1 g: Typical Chinese...have a holiday, and then work extra to make up the time. The fact that it's weekends has absolutely no meaning. You know - that also happens for the regularly-scheduled holidays - the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) and National Day. They get week-long holidays, but have to work seven days a week for the prior weeks. (For the uninitiated, China has a six-day work week). |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2006-06-09 20:05 |