Original title: National Development and Reform Commission's response to this year's May Day holiday
According to the notice of the general office of the State Council on adjusting the arrangement of the Labor Day holiday in 2019 released on the Chinese government website on the 22nd, the arrangement of the Labor Day holiday in 2019 will be adjusted to may 1-4, 2019, with the approval of the State Council, totaling four days. Go to work on April 28 (Sunday) and may 5 (Sunday).
The circular pointed out that all regions and departments should pay close attention to the implementation of the adjustment of Labor Day holidays in their own regions and fields, take effective measures to ensure the transportation capacity, strengthen tourism services, enrich product supply, and strengthen comprehensive regulation and control to ensure the smooth operation.
The notice requires that during the labor day, the duty, safety and security work should be properly arranged, and major emergencies should be timely reported and properly handled in accordance with regulations, so as to ensure that the people spend the holiday peacefully and safely.
In an exclusive interview with Xinhua news agency, the relevant person in charge of the national development and Reform Commission pointed out that in accordance with the "national new year's day and anniversary holiday measures", in order to avoid the impact of adjusting the rest days of adjacent weeks on the normal pace of work and life, the five statutory holidays, namely new year's day, Qingming Day, labor day, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid Autumn Festival, are only on the same day on Wednesdays instead of on Wednesdays Take a day off. As labor day in 2019 falls on Wednesday, it was originally planned to take a day off. In this regard, many people have put forward some good opinions and suggestions. At the just concluded two sessions of the National People's Congress in 2019, some deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the Chinese people's Political Consultative Conference also put forward suggestions for improvement and adjustment, taking into account the particularity of labor day and season. The State Council requires relevant departments to seriously study and solicit opinions within a certain range. On this basis, it decides to adjust the arrangement of Labor Day holiday in 2019 and form a four-day holiday through compensatory leave.
A person in charge of the national development and Reform Commission said that the labor day coincides with the intersection of spring and summer, and the climate is pleasant. Many people hope to travel, visit relatives and have leisure when the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. In response to the voice of the people, making such adjustments fully reflects the people-centered development idea, conforms to the social situation and public opinion, is conducive to better meet the diversified needs of the people, and further enhance the people's sense of gain and happiness.
As for whether the preparations for transportation, tourism reception and market supply can adapt to the upcoming peak demand for small and long holidays, the person in charge said that China's holiday system has been in operation for many years, relevant fields and industries have formed a relatively mature operation plan, and transportation, tourism reception, market supply and other fields have the ability to cope with the peak demand power. After the State Council announced the adjustment of the Labor Day holiday, the relevant departments will do a good job in time, earnestly implement the policy of exempting minibus tolls on major holidays, improve tourism service facilities, strengthen market supply guarantee, and create a good environment for the majority of residents to travel during the Labor Day holiday.