DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Office of the Secretary CIRCULAR INSTRUCTION NO: 18 OF 2022 ‘8th November, 2022 1-4-12(A) ALL DEPARTMENTAL HEADS: ALL PROVINCIAL ADMINISTRATORS ALL HEADS OF OTHER PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ‘ALL PUBLIC SERVANTS PUBLIC HOLIDAYS FOR YEAR 2023 This Circular Instruction serves to advise that the National Executive Council Under a) it's Instrument on the Public Notice for 2023 Public Holidays and Observance days, b) National Gazette No. 775 of 10% October, 2022 has approved the following days/dates, to be observed as Public Holidays throughout Papua New Guinea for the year 2023 NO. ~ PUBLIC HOLIDAY DAY/DATE 1 [New Year's Day Monday 2° January, 2023 2 [Commemorate the National Friday 24" February, 2023 Remembrance Day of the Late First Prime Minister, Great Grand Chief Rt. Hon. Sir Michael T. Somare. 3_| Good Friday ‘Friday 7th April, 2023, | 4 [Easter Saturday ‘Saturday 8th April, 2023 5_| Easter Sunday ‘Sunday 9 April, 2023 6 [Easter Monday Monday 10" April, 2023 7 | Queen's Birthday a Monday 12 June, 2023 Note: Amendment tothe Publ Holidays Ack A | National Remembrance Day Monday 24th Waly, 2003 [_3__[ National Repen:ance Day Saturday 26" August, 2023 10_| Independence Day Friday 15% September, 2023, 11_[ Christmas Day Monday 25 December, 2023 “RISE UP, STEP UP, SPEAK UP" PO Bor 519, WAIGANI 131, NCD, Papua New Guines Telephone (675) 327 05791 327 8422327 6447 Facsimi: (675) 325 0520 Website: www.dpm gov 99It Is further advised that the following days should be for observance only ‘throughout Papua New Guinea and not as Public Holidays as per the NEC Decision. No. DAYS TO BE OBSERVED DAY/DATE a 1 | Global Family Day, formerly one day of | Sunday 1** Jenuary, 2023 Peace and sharing 2 | Intemational Day of commemoration | Friday 27% January, 2023 in memory of the Victims of Holocaust 3__| Intemational Mother Language Day __| Tuesday 21% February, 2023 [international Day for Women’s Right and | Wednesday 8® March, 2623 Tnterationel Peace 5 [Commonwealth Day Thursday 9" March, 2023_| Tintemational Day forthe Elimination of Tuesday 21% Maren, 2023 6 _| Racal Disrminaion 7 | Week of Solidarity wth the Peoples "Tuesday 21% arch, 2023 Struggling against Racism and Racial Diserimination ~ Week beainning | World Day for Water Wednesday 22° March, 2023 ‘9 [National Women’ Day. Friday 24” March, 2023 10__| National Day of Disabled Person's Wednesday 29% March, 2023 11_| World Heath Day Friday 7 April, 2023 12 | Book & Copytigh: Day Sunday 23° April, 2023 [13 | World Press Freedom Day Wednesday 3° May, 2023 114” [International Day of Family Monday 15° May, 2023 15 _| World Telecommunication Day Wednesday 17" May, 2023 16 _| World No-Tobacco Day Wednesday 31" May, 2023, 47 | Werld Environment Day Monday 5® June to Tuesday 6° June, 2023 6_| National Labour Day ‘Saturday 10" June, 2023, 19 | World Day to Combat Desertification and | Saturday 17 June, 2023 Drought 20" | Tnternational Day Against Drug Monday 26” June, 2023 Abuse and Tlic Tracking [21 [international Dar of Cooperation Saturday 1* of July, 2023 [22° [warta Popuiation Day “Tuesday 11° July, 2023 23 | Provincial Government Day Wednesday 19" July, 2023 24 | Intermational Day ofthe World's Weanesday 9° August, 2023 Indigenous People 25 | National Prayer Days Wednesday 6 September & ‘Thursday 7 September, 2023 [26 Fraterationattteracy Bay Friday 8 September, 2623 “RISE UP, STEP UP, SPEAK UP" PO Gar 519, WAIGANI, 131, NCD, Papua New Guinea “Telephone: (675) 227 63791 327 64221327 6447 Facsimile: (675) 3250520 Webs: www com go¥.293 27 Intemational Day for the Preservation of | Saturday 16 September, 2023, Une cone Layer 28 _| World Maritime Cay Friday 239 September, 2023. 29_| International Day of Older Persons ‘Sunday 1 of October, 2023 30 | Worla Habitat Oay ‘Wednesday 4° October, 2023 31__| International/Wational World Teachers Day | Thursday 5% October, 2023 32__| World Post Day Monday 9 October, 2023 33 | Intemational Day for Natural Disaster | Wednesday 11 October, 2023 Reduction '34_| World Food Day. Monday 16% October, 2023 | 35 | International Day for the Eradication of | Tuesday 17% October, 2023 Poverty 36 | Werld Development Information Day | Tuesday 24° October, 2023 '37__[Untted Nations Da “Tuesday 24% October, 2023, ‘38 | Disarmament Week Tuesday 24% October to Monday 30" October, 2023 '39_| Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels Day Friday 3° November, 2023 ‘40_| Universal Children’s Day Monday 20" November, 2023 ‘41_| World Aids Day Friday 1 December, 2023, 42__[ International Day of Disabled Persons | Sunday 3° December, 2023 43 | International Volunteer Day for Economic | Tuesday 5* December, 2023, ‘and Social Development 44 | Intemational Ci Aviation Day For ‘Thursday 7 December, 2023 Economic and Sacial Development 45_[ Human Rights Day Sunday 10" December, 2023 46 [Anniversary of UNICEF Monday 13 December, 2023, “The dates for the Public Holidays and the other days of observance are to be noted 150 a5 to avoid any misunderstanding on occurrence of days for each of the respective occasions. “RISE UP, STEP UP, SPEAK UP" PO Box 519, WAIGAMI, 191, NCD, Papua New Guin “olophone: (675) 227 6370 327 3422 327 6447 Facsimile (675) 3250820 Website: www. com 90¥.09