Hong Kong Holidays
Hong Kong has 17 public holidays a year, including some Chinese festivals. The majority of Chinese festivals are celebrated according to the lunar calendar thus differing dates each year.
Almost all shops, restaurants, and attractions remain open except during the Chinese New Year and thus Hong Kong holidays should not cause any inconvenience to visitors. Banks, however, are closed.
Note: If a holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday becomes a public holiday. New Year and Easter are always 3-day holidays, excluding Sundays.
| Every Sunday | Sunday | |
| The first day of January | 1 Jan | Monday |
| The day preceding Lunar New Year's Day | 17 Feb | Saturday |
| The second day of the Lunar New Year | 19 Feb | Monday |
| The third day of the Lunar New Year | 20 Feb | Tuesday |
| Ching Ming Festival | 5 Apr | Thursday |
| Good Friday | 6 Apr | Friday |
| The day following Good Friday | 7 Apr | Saturday |
| Easter Monday | 9 Apr | Monday |
| Labour Day | 1 May | Tuesday |
| The Buddha's Birthday | 24 May | Thursday |
| Tuen Ng Festival | 19 Jun | Tuesday |
| The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 2 Jul | Monday |
| The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 26 Sep | Wednesday |
| National Day | 1 Oct | Monday |
| Chung Yeung Festival | 19 Oct | Friday |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Tuesday |
| The first day after Christmas Day | 26 Dec | Wednesday |
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Notes on Hong Kong Festivals:
Religious festivals are timed according to the lunar calendar and variations may occur.
The above represent all holidays on which banks, schools, public offices and government departments close.
There are also statutory holidays on which all employees receive a day’s holiday.
For further details of these dates, contact the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
About Hong Kong Festivals
Hong Kong Festivals are major events on a scale hardly understood in the West.
During Chinese New Year festivities or the Spring Festival, there is total disruption of everyday life. Spring Festival is the most important festival in the year for the Chinese, when families get together and share a sumptuous meal on the eve of the Chinese new year.
Homes are festooned with banners and pictures to bring good fortune. Other activities associated with the festival include the lion dance, the dragon-lantern dance and stilt walking.