The National Day holiday for public sector workers in the UAE will run from Tuesday, December 2 to Thursday, December 4, with work resuming on Sunday, December 7, it has been announced.
The private sector will get a day’s paid holiday on the occasion of the UAE’s 43rd National Day.
As such, December 2 will be a day off for Synergy Software Systems and our offices will be closed.
Fireworks, a car rally and military parades are planned for November 28 and 29, and December 2
– On Saturday November 29, there will be a rally of 1,000 luxury and classic cars. The parade will start at Meydan and move to Jumeirah and then to Boulevard Avenue.
– The grand celebrations on Tuesday December 2 will include a military parade and mounted bands in which all Dubai government departments will participate.
– Only those with permits will be allowed to take part in National Day activities. The public can watch the shows ‘live’ on screens fixed at squares and roundabouts.
Cautionary note – Fines, penalties
Have a great time but be aware: Eighty police patrol vehicles will be out on the roads on which the parades will be conducted to regulate entry and exit of cars from these streets. The police patrols have been assigned to divert traffic to alternative routes, he added. Deterrent penalties, including impounding the vehicle for a month, will be imposed on those who violate traffic rules during the celebrations.
Those who cause trouble on the roads by random vehicle marches, or lean out of the windows or sunroofs of their vehicles, or drive their cars recklessly endangering people’s lives, will be fined Dh2,000 and will earn 12 black points and their vehicles impounded for a month. Motorcycle riders who violate the rules will face the same penalties and bikes without licence will be confiscated immediately.
20 mobile radars will be on the roads during National Day celebrations in addition to 20 day and night patrols, especially on Mohammed bin Zayed Road and Dubai Hatta Road.
Note:
One person died during last year’s National Day celebrations because of the driver’s negligence. About 3,000 cars were impounded for a month and their drivers fined last year.
