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Raising statutory holidays from 12 to 17 by 2030 the ‘most acceptable’ deal for Hong Kong employees, employers: labour minister
Raising Hong Kong statutory holidays gradually from 12 to 17 by 2030 is the “most acceptable proposal” for employers and workers, the city’s labour minister has said, adding that further debate on the issue will yield no consensus.Secretary of Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong was responding to lawmakers’ questions on the government’s plan to first add Buddha’s Birthday as a statutory holiday in 2022, and then include each of the remaining four days – Boxing Day and three days of the Easter…