STUDENTS at Shanghai’s public schools will be getting an extra day off on May 21, along with local government staff and workers in some public institutions, when the city hosts the Shanghai Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia.

This is to ensure smooth passage for delegates to and from hotels and conference venues in the Lujiazui financial zone, the Huamu area and the former World Expo site in Pudong.

The day off will not apply to those working for the summit, engaged in state occasions or in posts essential for the running of the city, the city government said yesterday.