Hong Kong Public Holidays
Whether you are a local searching for a short break or an international traveler, Public Holiday Info Portal is here to help you start planning your vacation
A public holiday, national holiday or legal holiday is a holiday generally established by law and is usually a non-working day during the year. This page contains public holidays sorted by years. Holiday dates may be change from time to time, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national holidays and short description of each holiday.
- According to Hong Kong laws, when 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.
- If either Lunar (Chinese) New Year Day, the second day of Lunar New Year or the third day of Lunar New Year falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year is designated as a statutory and general holiday in substitution.
- Public holidays in Hong Kong are provided for by legislation, namely the General Holidays Ordinance. However, this law is further clarified by the Employment Ordinance, since the General Holidays Ordinance only guarantees that public holidays be…
“…kept as a holiday by all banks, educational establishments, public offices and Government departments.”
- To extend public holidays to employees of privately owned businesses and entities, the Employment Ordinance states in Section 39 that,
“An employee shall be granted a statutory holiday by his employer on each of the following days…”
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 2017 | ||
| 1 Jan | Sun | New Year's Day 元旦新年 - First day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar. |
| 2 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day Holiday - Public Holiday as New Year's Day falls on a Sunday |
| 28 Jan | Sat | Chinese New Year 農曆年初一 - 1st day of 1st lunar month. Usually occurs in late January or early February; the most important Chinese traditional holidays |
| 30 Jan | Mon | Chinese New Year Holiday - Day 2 |
| 31 Jan | Tue | Chinese New Year Holiday - Day 3 |
| April 2017 | ||
| 4 Apr | Tue | Ching Ming Festival 清明節 - Tomb Sweeping Day or Mourning Day. Occurs about 15 days after the Vernal Equinox; day for paying respect to one's ancestors |
| 14 Apr | Fri | Good Friday 耶穌受難節 - Commemorating the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his death at Calvary |
| 15 Apr | Sat | The day following Good Friday - 2nd day of Good Friday |
| 17 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday 復活節星期一 - Monday after Easter Sunday. Celebrating the resurrection of Jesus from the dead |
| May 2017 | ||
| 1 May | Mon | Labour Day 勞動節 - Annual holiday to celebrate the achievements of workers |
| 3 May | Wed | The Buddhas Birthday 佛誕 - Usually occurs in May; new holiday established in 1998 (general not statutory) |
| 30 May | Tue | Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 (Tuen Ng Festival) - Usually occurs in June; day for patriotic remembrance, eating rice dumplings and dragon boat races |
| July 2017 | ||
| 1 Jul | Sat | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Establishment Day 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 - Fixed on 1st July each year. Commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on 1 July 1997 |
| October 2017 | ||
| 1 Oct | Sun | National Day 中華人民共和國國慶日 - Celebrating the forming of the Central People's Government taking place in Tiananmen Square on October 1 that year. National Day marks the start of only one of the Golden Weeks in the PRC |
| 2 Oct | Mon | National Day Holiday - Day 2 |
| 5 Oct | Thurs | Day after mid Autumn festival 中秋節翌日 - Important autumn celebration of harvest and togetherness, with the lighting of lanterns, eating of mooncakes and observation of the moon |
| 28 Oct | Sat | Chung Yeung Festival 重陽節 / Double Ninth Festival - Usually occurs in October; day for honouring the elderly and the deceased, and for mountain climbing |
| December 2017 | ||
| 25 Dec | Mon | Christmas Day 聖誕節 - Christians celebrate the birth of Christ |
| 26 Dec | Tue | Boxing Day - Boxing Day is the second day of Christmas. The original concept of Boxing Day was to open wooden box or clay containers where people placed gifts and share gifts with the less fortunate |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thurs | New Year's Day |
| 31 Jan | Fri | Lunar New Year - 1st Day |
| 1 Feb | Sat | Lunar New Year - 2nd Day |
| 2 Feb | Sun | Lunar New Year - 3rd Day |
| 3 Feb | Mon | Lunar New Year - 3rd Day Replacement |
| 5 Apr | Sat | Ching Ming Festival |
| 18 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 21 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Thurs | Labour Day |
| 6 May | Tue | The Buddhas Birthday |
| 2 Jun | Mon | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 1 Jul | Tue | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| 9 Sept | Tue | Chinese Mi-Autumn Festival |
| 1 Oct | Wed | National Day |
| 2 Oct | Thurs | Chung Yeung Festival - Chung Yeung Festival - Double Ninth Festival /Dual-Yang Festival |
| 25 Dec | Thurs | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Fri | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thurs | New Year's Day |
| 19 Feb | Thurs | Lunar New Year - 1st Day |
| 20 Feb | Fri | Lunar New Year - 2nd Day |
| 21 Feb | Sat | Lunar New Year - 3rd Day |
| 3 Apr | Fri | Good Friday |
| 4 Apr | Sat | Good Friday - 2nd Day |
| 5 Apr | Sun | Ching Ming Festival |
| 6 Apr | Mon | Ching Ming Festival - Replacement |
| 7 Apr | Tue | Easter Monday |
| 1 May | Fri | Labour Day |
| 25 May | Mon | The Birthday of Buddha |
| 20 Jun | Sat | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 1 Jul | Wed | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| 28 Sept | Mon | Chinese Mi-Autumn Festival |
| 1 Oct | Thurs | National Day |
| 21 Oct | Wed | Chung Yeung Festival - Double Ninth Festival /Dual-Yang Festival |
| 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Sat | Boxing Day |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Thurs | New Year's Day |
| 8 Feb | Mon | Lunar New Year - 1st Day |
| 9 Feb | Tue | Lunar New Year - 2nd Day |
| 10 Feb | Wed | Lunar New Year - 3rd Day |
| 25 Mar | Fri | Good Friday |
| 26 Mar | Sat | Good Friday - 2nd Day |
| 28 Mar | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 4 Apr | Mon | Ching Ming Festival |
| 1 May | Sun | Labour Day |
| 2 May | Mon | Labour Day - Replacement |
| 14 May | Sat | The Buddhas Birthday |
| 9 Jun | Thurs | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 1 Jul | Fri | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| 16 Sept | Fri | Day after mid Autumn festival |
| 1 Oct | Sat | National Day |
| 9 Oct | Sun | Chung Yeung Festival - Chung Yeung Festival - Double Ninth Festival /Dual-Yang Festival |
| 10 Oct | Mon | Chung Yeung Festival - Replacement |
| 25 Dec | Sun | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Mon | Boxing Day |
| 27 Dec | Tue | Christmas Holiday |
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | Mon | New Year's Day Holiday (Public Holiday) |
| 16 Feb | Fri | Chinese New Year (1st day of 1st lunar month) |
| 17 Feb | Sat | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| 18 Feb | Sun | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| 19 Feb | Mon | Chinese New Year Holiday |
| 30 Mar | Fri | Good Friday |
| 31 Mar | Sat | Good Friday - 2nd Day |
| 2 Apr | Mon | Easter Monday |
| 5 Apr | Thurs | Ching Ming Festival |
| 1 May | Tue | Labour Day |
| 22 May | Tue | The Buddhas Birthday |
| 18 Jun | Mon | Dragon Boat Festival |
| 1 Jul | Sun | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Establishment Day |
| 2 Jul | Mon | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Establishment Day - Replacement |
| 25 Sept | Tue | Day after mid Autumn festival |
| 1 Oct | Mon | National Day |
| 17 Oct | Wed | Chung Yeung Festival - Chung Yeung Festival - Double Ninth Festival /Dual-Yang Festival |
| 25 Dec | Tue | Christmas Day |
| 26 Dec | Wed | Boxing Day |
