Press Releases (issued before May 2007)

Phase Two

• Phase two of five-day week scheme now in force (4.1.2007)
• More service units switching to five-day week (27.12.2006)
• LAD to implement phase II of five-day week (26.12.2006)
• Departments move into phase two of five-day week (21.12.2006)
• Marine Department switching to Phase Two of five-day week (20.12.2006)
• AFCD to start second phase of five-day week (20.12.2006)
• EMB switches to Phase Two of Five-Day Week (19.12.2006)
• Companies Registry set for second phase of five-day week (17.12.2006)
• LegCo Secretariat to Introduce Five-day Week from January Next Year (17.12.2006)
• FEHD responds to five-day week enquiries (6.12.2006)
• Government to start phase two of five-day week next year (20.11.2006)
• LCQ16: Government closely monitoring the implementation of the five-day week initiative (1.11.2006)
• LCQ2: Impact of implementing five-day work week on government canteens (1.11.2006)

Phase One

• MPFA enhances district services following the implementation of 5-day week (16.8.2006)
• Reminder on five-day week arrangements for Transport Department (4.8.2006)
• Reminder on five-day week arrangements for Transport Department (28.7.2006)
• Reminder on five-day week arrangements for Transport Department (14.7.2006)
• Government's five-day week off to a smooth start on first Saturday (8.7.2006)
• C for T visits offices (8.7.2006)
• Many government offices closed this morning (8.7.2006)
• Transport Department Licensing Offices close on Saturday (7.7.2006)
• FSTB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (7.7.2006)
• Some government offices now closed on Saturdays (6.7.2006)
• HAB and HPLB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (6.7.2006)
• ETWB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (5.7.2006)
• EDLB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (4.7.2006)
• CITB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (3.7.2006)
• Government offices switch to five-day week (2.7.2006)
• HWFB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (2.7.2006)
• SCS's "Letter to Hong Kong": Five-day Week in the Government (2.7.2006)
• SB's reminder on five-day week arrangements (1.7.2006)
• Reminder on five-day week arrangements (30.6.2006)
• Government offices start switch to five-day week (30.6.2006)
• HAD's emergency relief services unaffected by five-day week (28.6.2006)
• Five-day working week for the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (27.6.2006)
• Emergency and essential services unaffected by five-day week (25.6.2006)
• Quality services continue as CITB moves to five-day week (22.6.2006)
• TID's five-day week to have little impact on businesses (22.6.2006)
• Quality services to stay under five-day week: FSTB (21.6.2006)
• Quality of IRD services unaffected by five-day week (21.6.2006)
• Hours of leisure and cultural venues unaffected by five-day week (20.6.2006)
• Home Affairs' services extended on weekdays (20.6.2006)
• Information Services Department moves to five-day week (20.6.20006)
• ETWB and Works departments move to five-day week (19.6.2006)
• Transport Department to move to five-day week (19.6.2006)
• EPD's quality service to continue after switch to five-day week (19.6.2006)
• Labour Department to implement five-day week in July (18.6.2006)
• Economic Development and Labour Bureau moves to five-day week (18.6.2006)
• Housing Department implements five-day week (16.6.2006)
• Government services in buildings, planning and lands to be closed on Saturday mornings (16.6.2006)
• Housing Department implements five-day week (15.6.2006)
• Change of opening hours for Buildings Department (15.6.2006)
• Lands Department moving to five-day week (15.6.2006)
• Planning Department and Town Planning Board Secretariat move to five-day week (15.6.2006)
• EMB's major service centres to remain open on Saturdays (14.6.2006)
• Five-day week in Registration and Electoral Office (14.6.2006)
• FEHD to implement five-day week (13.6.2006)
• DH's essential health services not affected by five-day week (13.6.2006)
• Quality service ensured by SWD after move to five-day week (13.6.2006)
• AFCD moves to five-day week (13.6.2006)
• HK/Mainland notification mechanism unaffected by five-day week (13.6.2006)
• Government confident of smooth implementation of five-day week (12.6.2006)
• LCQ15: Five-day week initiative in the Government (7.6.2006)
• Implementation of a five-day week for the Judiciary (6.6.2006)
• Speech by the Secretary for the Civil Service at Conference on Balancing Work and Family (25.5.2006)
• TID pledges to maintain quality services after switching to five-day week (9.5.2006)
• Government starts phasing in a five-day week on July 1 (8.5.2006)
• LCQ17: Principles in formulating the implementation plans of the five-day week initiative (22.2.2006)
• LCQ3: Overall public service level and efficiency to be maintained in pursuing five-day week initiative (15.2.2006)
• Women's Commission supports Chief Executive's proposal on five-day week (15.1.2006)
• SCS writes to all colleagues (13.1.2006)