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Table I

The reform of Chinese residents’ vacation system

Time	Policy	Details
December 23, 1949	Published Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	New Year’s day (January 1), Spring Festival (The New Year’s Day of lunar year, the second and third day of the first month of the lunar year), Labor’s Day (May 1), National Day (October 1, 2)
February 3, 1994	Published Provisions on Working Hours of Workers and Staff	Changed the worker’s working hour from 48 hours to 44 hours a week (the working day was changed from six days to five-and-a-half days)
May 1, 1995	Amend Provisions on Working Hours of Workers and Staff	Changed the worker’s working hour from 44 hours to 40 hours a week (the working day was changed from five-and-a-half days to five days)
September 18, 1999	Amend Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	The statutory holiday of Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day were adjusted for a three-day holiday each
December 16, 2007	Amend Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	Shortened the three-day Labor Day vacation to one day; added traditional festivals such as Tomb-sweeping Festival, Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth lunar month) and Mid-Autumn Festival (lunar calendar August 15), each has a one-day holiday

Time	Policy	Details
December 23, 1949	Published Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	New Year’s day (January 1), Spring Festival (The New Year’s Day of lunar year, the second and third day of the first month of the lunar year), Labor’s Day (May 1), National Day (October 1, 2)
February 3, 1994	Published Provisions on Working Hours of Workers and Staff	Changed the worker’s working hour from 48 hours to 44 hours a week (the working day was changed from six days to five-and-a-half days)
May 1, 1995	Amend Provisions on Working Hours of Workers and Staff	Changed the worker’s working hour from 44 hours to 40 hours a week (the working day was changed from five-and-a-half days to five days)
September 18, 1999	Amend Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	The statutory holiday of Spring Festival, May Day, and National Day were adjusted for a three-day holiday each
December 16, 2007	Amend Regulation on Public Holidays for National Annual Festivals and Memorial Days	Shortened the three-day Labor Day vacation to one day; added traditional festivals such as Tomb-sweeping Festival, Dragon Boat Festival (the fifth lunar month) and Mid-Autumn Festival (lunar calendar August 15), each has a one-day holiday