Public holidays in Hong Kong
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Template:Life in Hong Kong General holidays in Hong Kong are times when Hong Kong workers get rest from their work, in conjunction with special occasions. They were set by the General Holidays Ordinance.
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
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| Every Sunday | 所有星期日 | ||
| January 1 | The first weekday of January (New Year's Day) | 元旦 | |
| 1st day of 1st month (Lunar) | Lunar New Year's Day | 農曆年初一 | Usually in late January or early February Most important holiday |
| 2nd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The second day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初二 | |
| 3rd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The third day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初三 | |
| Around April 5, at solar longitude 15 degrees | Ching Ming Festival | 清明節 | About 15 days after Vernal Equinox Day for paying respect to the deceased |
| 2 days before Easter (see Computus) | Good Friday | 耶穌受難節 | |
| Day preceding Easter | The day following Good Friday | 耶穌受難節翌日 | |
| Day after Easter | Easter Monday | 復活節星期一 | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | 勞動節 | |
| 8th day of 4th moon (Lunar) | The Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕 | Usually in May New holiday established in 1998; general not statutory |
| 5th day of 5th moon (Lunar) | Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival) | 端午節 | Usually in June Day for patriotic remembrance, eating cakes and dragon boat races |
| July 1 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 | |
| 16th day of 8th moon (Lunar) | The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節翌日 | Usually in September Important autumn holiday for harvest and family gathering with eating of moon cakes and moon sightseeing |
| October 1 | PRC's National Day | 國慶日 | |
| 9th day of 9th moon (Lunar) | Chung Yeung Festival | 重陽節 | Usually in October Day for honouring the elderly, the deceased and for climbing mountains |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | 聖誕節 | |
| December 26 | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 聖誕節後第一個周日 | Also called Boxing Day |
Under British rule, the Queen's Official Birthday was a public holiday in the second Monday in June, but was replaced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day after the handover to China. Commonwealth Day used to be a school holiday. Dr Sun Yat Sen's birthday anniversary is a school holiday. The Sino-Japanese War Victory Anniversary ("the Saturday preceding the last Monday in August" and "Liberation Day, being the last Monday in August" (重光紀念日) before the handover) was a public holiday, before being replaced by the Labour Day and the PRC National Day.
According to Hong Kong laws, if a designated public holiday falls on a Sunday or on the same day of another holiday, the immediate following weekday would be a public holiday.
See also
External links
- General Holidays Ordinance (http://www.legislation.gov.hk/blis.nsf/FB2D3FD8A4E2A3264825647C0030A9E1/EC16AF2AF1A319BD88256489000ADF4E?OpenDocument)
- LegCo Papers concerning the Liberation Day (http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr97-98/english/hc/papers/hc26043a.htm)