Nuku'alofa, TO : His Majesty’s Cabinet has approved on 21 November, 2013 that the Christmas and New Year Vacation 2013/2014 for the Public Service be observed from 8:30 am 23rd December 2013 until 4:30 pm 3rd January 2014.
This means that the last day for normal Government services will be Friday, December 20, 2013. Government will break for the Christmas and New Year holidays, and will resume normal business hours on Monday, January 6, 2014.
Meanwhile, all Government offices in the Kingdom will be closed at 4:00pm, during the usual Prayer Week (Uike Lotu) of the first week of January 2014.