Holiday suggestion sparks heated online debate

A suggestion that the weeklong National Day holiday be scrapped has sparked heated debate.

Cai Jiming, a professor with Tsinghua University, told the Guangzhou-based Yangcheng Evening News on Monday that "when conditions get better" the holiday should be deleted from the calendar.

"If a paid leave policy can be implemented well by companies, the weeklong National Day holiday can be scrapped in the future," he said.