On Sunday, marriage registration offices in many parts of China announced that they will be working as usual on Chinese New Year's Eve this year. Staff members stated that as Chinese New Year's Eve falls on a working day in 2024, the civil affairs bureaus are preparing for a potential surge in marriage registrations at the end of the year.
According to the holiday arrangement released by the General Office of the State Council for 2024, February 9, Chinese New Year’s Eve, is a regular working day.
The civil affairs departments in various districts of Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, will handle all marriage registration services as usual. Marriage registration offices throughout Guangzhou will also operate normally on ahead of the Spring Festival.
Marriage registration offices of Jiangyang District Civil Affairs Bureau in Luzhou, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, and Wujian District Civil Affairs Bureau in Suzhou, East China’s Jiangsu Province have also confirmed that they will work as usual on New Year’s Eve.