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China National Public Holidays 2011 Calendar
May 10th
Dates of 2011 People’s Republic of China (PRC) National/Public Holidays
Here is the list of China public holidays. Do note that some of these public holidays falls on Saturday or Sunday, which is a norm in the seven working days China.
Most of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) public holidays are traditional holidays, with some holidays dating back to pre-Civil war era festivals. The only international holidays observed here are New Year’s Day on 1 January 2011 and May Day/Labour Day on 1 May 2011. More >
Hong Kong School Holidays 2009-2010
Aug 7th
In Hong Kong, there are different School Terms & Holiday Dates between the public /government schools and the English School Foundation (ESF) schools.
Hong Kong English Schools Foundation school year starts in late August and consists of three, three-month terms ending in late June for the summer holiday:
* a one-week half-term holiday in the autumn term (October and November)
* a two-week holiday at Christmas (December and January)
* a one-week half-term holiday in the spring term (February)
* a two-week holiday for Easter (March and April)
* a six-week break at the end of the school year (end of June)
Hong Kong Schools Holidays 2009-2010 For English School Foundation
| Period | Event Type | Event Name |
| 29/06/2009 – 19/08/2009 | School Holiday | Summer Holidays |
| 18/08/2009 – 19/08/2009 | School Event | CPD Day |
| 20/08/2009 – 18/12/2009 | School Period | Autumn Term |
| 20/08/2009 | School Event | Autumn term begins |
| 01/10/2009 | Public Holiday | National Day |
| 03/10/2009 | Public Holiday | The day following Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 17/10/2009 – 26/10/2009 | School Holiday | Half Term Holiday |
| 26/10/2009 | Public Holiday | Chung Yeung Festival |
| 18/12/2009 | School Period | Autumn Term finishes |
| 19/12/2009 – 03/01/2010 | School Holiday | Christmas Holiday |
| 25/12/2009 | Public Holiday | Christmas Day |
| 26/12/2009 | Public Holiday | The day following Christmas Day |
| 04/01/2010 – 26/03/2010 | School Period | Spring Term |
| 04/01/2010 | School Event | Spring Term begins |
| 13/02/2010 – 21/02/2010 | School Holiday | Half term Holiday |
| 26/03/2010 | School Period | Spring Term finishes |
| 27/03/2010 – 11/04/2010 | School Holiday | Easter Holiday |
| 06/04/2010 | Public Holiday | The day following Ching Ming Festival |
| 12/04/2010 – 25/06/2010 | School Period | Summer Term |
| 25/06/2010 | School Period | Summer Term finishes |
Hong Kong Public Holidays 2010 Calendar
Jul 29th
List of Hong Kong 2010 Public Holidays Calendar
While Hong Kong is an integral part of People Republic of China, they have different holiday dates from China public holidays. This is due to Hong Kong special status as a Special Administrative Region (SAR).
There are 17 public holidays / general holidays / bank holidays in Hong Kong. Public holidays in Hong Kong are set by Hong Kong’s General Holidays Ordinance. They allow workers get rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. More >
Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA) Destination Countries, Cities & Airports
Jul 3rd
Here is a list of Singapore Air destination, departure and arrival country, city, and airport, with the link to the official websites and their IATA codes.
Africa
Egypt
- Cairo – Cairo International Airport (CAI)
South Africa
- Cape Town – Cape Town International Airport (CPT)
- Johannesburg – O R Tambo International Airport (JNB)
East Asia
China, People’s Republic of
- Beijing – Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
- Guangzhou – Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN)
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
- Nanjing – Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG)
- Shanghai – Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)
China, Republic of
- Taipei – Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)
Japan
- Fukuoka – Fukuoka Airport (FUK)
- Nagoya – Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO)
- Osaka – Kansai International Airport (KIX)
- Tokyo – Narita International Airport (NRT)
South Korea
- Seoul – Incheon International Airport (ICN)
South Asia
Bangladesh
- Dhaka – Zia International Airport (DAC)
India
- Ahmedabad – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD)
- Bangalore – Bengaluru International Airport (BLR)
- Chennai – Chennai International Airport (MAA)
- New Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
- Kolkata – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)
- Mumbai – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)
Maldives
- Malé – Malé International Airport (MLE)
Pakistan
- Karachi – Jinnah International Airport (KHI)
- Lahore – Allama Iqbal International Airport (LHE)
Sri Lanka
- Colombo – Bandaranaike / Katunayake International Airport (CMB)
Southeast Asia
Brunei
- Bandar Seri Begawan – Brunei International Airport (BWN)
Indonesia
- Bali Denpasar – Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS)
- Jakarta Cengkareng – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)
Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur – Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)
- Penang – Penang International Airport (PEN)
Philippines
- Manila – Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)
Singapore
- Singapore Changi Airport (SIN)
Thailand
- Bangkok – Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)
Vietnam
- Hanoi – Noi Bai International Airport (HAN)
- Ho Chi Minh City – Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN)
Southwest Asia
Kuwait
- Kuwait City – Kuwait International Airport (KWI)
Saudi Arabia
- Jeddah – King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)
- Riyadh – King Khalid International Airport (RUH)
United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi – Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)
- Dubai – Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Europe
Denmark
- Copenhagen – Copenhagen Airport (CPH)
France
- Paris – Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
Germany
- Frankfurt – Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Greece
- Athens – Athens International Airport (ATH)
Italy
- Milan – Malpensa Airport (MXP)
- Rome – Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO)
Netherlands
- Amsterdam – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Russia
- Moscow – Domodedovo International Airport (DME)
Spain
- Barcelona – Barcelona El Prat Airport (BCN)
Switzerland
- Zürich – Zürich Airport (ZRH)
Turkey
- Istanbul – Atatürk International Airport (IST)
United Kingdom
- London – London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Manchester – Manchester Airport (MAN)
North America
United States
- Houston – George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
- Los Angeles – Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- San Francisco – San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- New York City – John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- Newark – Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
Oceania
Australia
- Adelaide – Adelaide Airport (ADL)
- Brisbane – Brisbane Airport (BNE)
- Melbourne – Melbourne Airport (MEL)
- Perth – Perth Airport (PER)
- Sydney – Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
New Zealand
- Auckland – Auckland Airport (AKL)
- Christchurch – Christchurch International Airport (CHC)
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Budget Terminal
Jun 30th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Budget Terminal, their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Airlines and destinations out of the Budget Terminal
Cebu Pacific (5J/CEB)
Base country: Philippines
Destination Cities: Cebu, Clark, Davao [seasonal], Manila
Firefly (FY/FFM)
Base country: Malaysia
Destination Cities: Alor Setar [begins 27 October][74], Ipoh [begins 12 July], Kota Bharu [begins 25 October], Kuala Lumpur-Subang [begins 1 July], Kuala Terengganu [begins 14 July], Kuantan [begins 22 July], Malacca [begins 1 September]
Tiger Airways (TR/TGW)
Base country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chennai, Clark, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Haikou, Ho Chi Minh City, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi [begins 1 August], Macau, Padang, Penang [begins 18 July], Perth, Phuket, Shenzhen
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Terminal Three (T3)
Jun 30th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Three (T3), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
China Eastern Airlines MU / CES
Base country: China
Destination Cities: Kunming, Shanghai-Pudong
Jet Airways 9W / JAI
Base country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai
Qatar Airways QR / QTR
Base country: Qatar
Destination Cities: Doha, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
Singapore Airlines SQ/SIA
Base country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Adelaide, Amsterdam, Athens, Auckland, Barcelona, Beijing-Capital, Brisbane, Christchurch, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Fukuoka, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Nagoya-Centrair, Nanjing, New York-JFK, Newark, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Rome-Fiumicino, San Francisco, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Zürich
United Airlines UA / UAL
Base country: USA – United States of America
Destination Cities: Chicago-O’Hare, Hong Kong, Tokyo-Narita, Washington-Dulles
Airlines Departing from And Arriving at Changi Airport Terminal Two (T2)
Jun 28th
Here is list of airlines with Departures and Arrivals at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal Two (T2), their IATA code (flight code), ICAO code(airline code), as well as their their base country and destination cities.
Air India operated by Indian Airlines (AI/AIC)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai
Air India Express (IX/AXB)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai, Kolkata, Tiruchirapalli
All Nippon Airways (NH/ANA)
Home Country: Japan
Destination Cities: Tokyo-Narita
Asiana Airlines (OZ/AAR)
Home Country: South Korea
Destination Cities: Seoul-Incheon
Etihad Airways (EY/ETD)
Home Country: UAE – United Arab Emirates
Destination Cities: Abu Dhabi, Brisbane
Indian Airlines (IC/IAC)
Home Country: India
Destination Cities: Chennai
Korean Air (KE/KAL)
Home Country: South Korea
Destination Cities: Seoul-Incheon
Lufthansa (LH/DLH)
Home Country: Germany
Destination Cities: Frankfurt, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Munich
Malaysia Airlines (MH/MAS)
Home Country: Malaysia
Destination Cities: Christmas Island [operated for Australian Indian Ocean Territories Airlines], Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Langkawi, Penang
Philippine Airlines (PR/PAL)
Home Country: Philippine
Destination Cities: Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Manila
Royal Brunei Airlines (BI/RBA)
Home Country: Brunei Darussalam
Destination Cities: Bandar Seri Begawan
Shenzhen Airlines (ZH/CSZ)
Home Country: China
Destination Cities: Nanning
SilkAir (MI/SLK)
Home Country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Balikpapan, Cebu, Chengdu, Chiang Mai, Chongqing, Coimbatore, Da Nang, Davao, Dili [operated for AustAsia Airlines], Hyderabad, Kaohsiung, Kathmandu, Kochi, Kota Kinabalu, Kuala Lumpur, Kuching, Kunming, Langkawi, Manado, Mataram, Medan, Palembang, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Shenzhen, Siem Reap, Solo, Surabaya, Thiruvananthapuram, Xiamen, Yangon
Singapore Airlines (SQ/SIA)
Home Country: Singapore
Destination Cities: Abu Dhabi, Ahmedabad, Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Cairo, Cape Town, Chennai, Colombo, Denpasar/Bali, Delhi, Dhaka, Dubai, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Houston-Intercontinental, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kolkata, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, Malé, Manila, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Penang, Riyadh, Tokyo-Narita
Sriwijaya Air (SJ/SJY)
Home Country: Indonesia
Destination Cities: Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
List of Public Holidays Calendar Year 2010
Jun 25th
Here are some public holidays calendar that we manage to compile. Hope that it can be useful to you. Please note that we cannot guarantee accuracy of any of the calendar.
Kindly let us know when you find any error or inaccuracy.
List of Public Holidays / Government Holidays / National Holidays / Bank Holidays Calendar For Year 2010
Singapore Public Holidays 2010
http://sgholiday.com/2009/06/mom-singapore-public-holidays-for-the-year-2010/
China Public Holidays 2010
http://sgholiday.com/2009/06/china-public-sector-nationall-holiday-for-calendar-year-2010/
Indonesia Public Holidays 2010
http://sgholiday.com/2009/06/indonesia-national-public-holidays-year-2010-calendar/
India Public Holidays 2010
http://sgholiday.com/2009/06/india-public-holidays-2010-calendar/
Brazil Public Holidays 2010
http://sgholiday.com/2009/06/brazil-national-public-holidays-2010-calendar-year/
China Public Sector / National Holiday For Calendar Year 2010
Jun 24th
China Public Holidays 2010 Calendar
Here is the list of public holidays observed in China. You may note that some falls on Saturday or Sunday. This is norm in the seven working days China.
Majority of the public holidays are traditional holidays, some dating back to pre-Civil war era. The only international holidays observed here are New Year 1 January 2010 and May Day 1 May 2010.
The China Government will usually announce official holiday dates nearer to closing of the preceding year (in this case year 2009), so for time being, hopefully this calendar is good to make some planning.
List of China Public Holidays 2010:
International New Year
Friday, 1 January 2010
Spring Festival, Chinese/Lunar New Year
1st day of 1st lunar month
Sunday, 14 February 2010
Monday, 15 February 2010
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Qing Ming (Tomb Sweeping) Festival
5th Solar Term
Monday, 5 April 2010
Labour Day / May Day
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Sunday, 2 May 2010
Monday, 3 May 2010
Dragon Boat Festival / Dumpling Festival
5th day of 5th lunar month
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Mid-Autumn Festival / Lantern Festival
15th day of 8th lunar month
Wednesday, 22 September 2010
National Day
Friday, 1 October 2010
Saturday, 2 October 2010
Sunday, 3 October 2010
Happy holidays !
China Public Sector / National Holiday 2009 Calendar
Jun 24th
January 1 New Year
Thursday 1 January 2009 – Friday 2 January 2009
1st day of 1st lunar month Chinese New Year
Sunday 25 January 2009 – Saturday 31 January 2009
5th Solar Term (April 4th or April 5th) Qing Ming Festival
Monday 6 April 2009
May 1 Labor Day
Friday 1 May 2009
5th day of 5th lunar month Dragon Boat Festival
Thursday, 28 May 2009 – Friday 29 May 2009
15th day of 8th lunar month Mid Autumn Festival
Combined with National Day
October 1 National Day
Thursday, 1 October 2009 – Thursday, 8 October 2009
