Stick to May holiday plan, says govt

The State Council yesterday urged local governments to stick to the three-day May Day holiday plan, destroying hopes of a return to the golden week to spur the economy.

The central government said in a notice yesterday that the public holiday arrangement should be "strictly" observed.

It comes just a day after several authorities announced plans to return to a week-long break, scrapped last year, to give a shot in the arm to the tourism industry and domestic consumption.