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Mainland China
Country Information
Country Information
Surface Area
9581 thousand square kilometres
Population
1,128 million (2002)
65 times more people than Australia ...
Head of State
HE president Mr. Hu Jintao
Head of Government
HE Premier of The State Council Mr. Wen Jiabao
Exchange Rate
USD 1.00 = RMB 7.0190 (at March. 2008)
AUD 1.00 = RMB 6.4282
Gazetted Public/Bank Holidays 2006
Date
Holiday
30 December 2007 to 1 January 2008
New Year
Dec 29th (Saturday) is the working weekend.
6 - 12 February
Spring Festival
2-3 February are the working weekend days
4-6 April
Tomb Sweeping: Day:
4 April is the holiday and 5-6 April are the weekend days.
1-3 May
International Labour Day
May 4th (Sunday) is the working weekend
7-9 June
Dragon Boat Festival
7 June is the Saturday, and 8 June Sunday is the holiday, thus swapped with 9 June Monday
13-15 September
Mid-Autumn Festival
13 September is the Saturday, 14 Sept Sunday is the holiday, thus swapped with 15 September Monday.
29 September to 5 October
National Day
1-3 October are the holiday days. 27-28 September are the working weekend days.
Time Zone Information
Beijing/Shanghai
9.00 am
12 noon
5.00 pm
Melbourne
11.00 am
2.00 pm
7.00 pm
London
1.00 am
4.00 am
9.00 am
New York
8.00 pm*
11.00 pm*
4.00 am
Tokyo
10.00 am
1.00 pm
6.00 pm
Wellington
1.00 pm
4.00 pm
9.00 pm
Los Angles
5.00 pm
8.00 pm
1.00 am
* previous day
This information relates to Standard Times and does not allow for Daylight Saving.
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