Some branches of China Merchants Bank are open normally on weekends, and the savings counters can accept the activation of savings cards during business hours.
You can enter the homepage of China Merchants Bank and click "Service Outlets" in the upper right corner to check the business hours of each outlet; you can also log in to the mobile banking APP and click "My" → "All" → "Outlet Appointment" → " "All outlets", after viewing/searching the corresponding outlets, click "Details" to view the outlet's business hours.
If you activate a credit card, you can also handle it normally on weekends. Please log in to the Mobile Life APP, select "My → Card Manager → One-click card opening" and enter the information according to the page prompts to apply for a card; if it is the first time to apply, please log in to the mobile banking APP and select "My → All → Credit Cards → Apply for a Credit Card → Open a card".
(Response time: August 8, 2019. For the latest business changes, please refer to the official website of China Merchants Bank)