In Taiwan, when a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or a Thursday, the government makes arrangements to turn it into an extended holiday weekend, and in return designates another Saturday as a make-up work day.
在臺灣，每當國定假日適逢週二或週四時，政府便會將之接續於週末而成為連假，並指定另一個週六作為補班日。
In 2023, make-up work days are scheduled for: Jan. 7, Feb. 4, Feb. 18, March 25, June 17 and Sept. 23.
2023年的補班日則被安排在：一月七日、二月四日、二月十八日、三月二十五日、六月十七日以及九月二十三日。
This year’s first make-up workday (Jan. 7) was taken in advance of the 10-day Lunar New Year holiday, which added Friday (Jan. 20), according to a previous Directorate-General of Personnel Administration (DGPA) announcement. The Lunar New Year holiday this year was from Jan. 20-29.
根據行政院人事行政總處（ＤＧＰＡ）先前的公告，今年第一個補班日（１月7日）已於十天的農曆新年假期——加上週五（１月２０日）——前公告。農曆新年假期係自１月２０日至１月２９日。
關鍵詞彙:
•public holiday 國定假日
•fall on 落在
•make arrangements 安排
•extended holiday 延長的假期
•designate 指定；劃定
•make-up work day 補班日
This policy is often criticized, particularly by foreigners who do not experience it in their own countries.
此項政策飽受非議，由其是被未經歷過此類情況的外國人所批評。
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