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Hong Kong Changes August Public Holiday (Source: Ta Kung Pao-Hong Kong) - Summary: Hong Kong's Chief Executive has announced a new public holiday, Victory Over Japan Day, to be observed on the 3rd Monday of August. Links: full story and other Hong Kong news and updates.
Jamaica Declares 4-Day Emancipation Day Public Holiday (Source: The Jamaica Gleaner-Kingston) - Summary: The government of Jamaica has announced that to celebrate Jamaica's 35th anniversary of independence, it had declared a four-day "Emancipation Day" public holiday celebration from Tuesday, August 1st to Friday, August 4th, 1997. Links: full story and other Jamaica news and updates.
Panama Institutes Long Weekend Public Holidays (Source: Asamblea Legislativa-Panama) - Summary: Panama's President, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, has issued an Executive Decree (Decreto Ley Nº8 del 2 de junio 1997, que Establecio los Dias Puentes y Modifica el Articulo 46 del Codigo de Trabajo) which moves some fixed-date public holidays to the nearest weekend. Links: full story and other Panama news and updates.
Hong Kong Changes August Public Holiday (Source: Ta Kung Pao-Hong Kong) - Summary: Hong Kong's Chief Executive has announced a new public holiday, Victory Over Japan Day, to be observed on the 3rd Monday of August. Links: 
Jamaica Declares 4-Day Emancipation Day Public Holiday (Source: The Jamaica Gleaner-Kingston) - Summary: The government of Jamaica has announced that to celebrate Jamaica's 35th anniversary of independence, it had declared a four-day "Emancipation Day" public holiday celebration from Tuesday, August 1st to Friday, August 4th, 1997. Links: 
Panama Institutes Long Weekend Public Holidays (Source: Asamblea Legislativa-Panama) - Summary: Panama's President, Ernesto Pérez Balladares, has issued an Executive Decree (Decreto Ley Nº8 del 2 de junio 1997, que Establecio los Dias Puentes y Modifica el Articulo 46 del Codigo de Trabajo) which moves some fixed-date public holidays to the nearest weekend. Links: