| JAN 1 |
Thursday |
The first day of January |
Public Holiday |
January 1, Gregorian New Year's Day; a public and statutory holiday. |
| FEB 17 |
Tuesday |
Lunar New Year's Day |
Public Holiday |
Lunar January 1, Lunar New Year's Day. |
| FEB 18 |
Wednesday |
The second day of Lunar New Year |
Public Holiday |
Lunar January 2, second day of Lunar New Year. |
| FEB 19 |
Thursday |
The third day of Lunar New Year |
Public Holiday |
Lunar January 3, third day of Lunar New Year. |
| APR 3 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
Public Holiday |
Friday before Easter, commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. |
| APR 4 |
Saturday |
The day following Good Friday |
Public Holiday |
Holy Saturday, the day after Good Friday. |
| APR 5 |
Sunday |
Ching Ming Festival |
Public Holiday |
Around April 4-6, traditional tomb-sweeping and ancestor veneration day. |
| APR 6 |
Monday |
The day following Ching Ming Festival / Easter Monday |
Public Holiday |
From 2026, added as statutory holiday when Ching Ming and Easter overlap. |
| APR 7 |
Tuesday |
Day After Easter Monday (Additional Public Holiday) |
Substitute Holiday |
Additional Hong Kong public holiday given when Easter Monday and the Day After Qingming overlap, ensuring an extra rest day during the Easter long weekend. |
| MAY 1 |
Friday |
Labour Day |
Public Holiday |
May 1, International Workers' Day; a public and statutory holiday. |
| MAY 24 |
Sunday |
The Birthday of the Buddha |
Public Holiday |
Lunar April 8, commemorates the birth of Gautama Buddha. |
| MAY 25 |
Monday |
Day After Buddha's Birthday |
Substitute Holiday |
Day after Buddha's Birthday, observed in Hong Kong as a substitute holiday when Buddha's Birthday falls on a Sunday. |
| JUN 19 |
Friday |
Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) |
Public Holiday |
Lunar May 5, commemorates poet Qu Yuan with dragon boat races. |
| JUL 1 |
Wednesday |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
Public Holiday |
July 1, anniversary of the 1997 handover of Hong Kong to China. |
| SEP 26 |
Saturday |
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
Public Holiday |
The day after Mid-Autumn Festival; observed instead of the festival itself. |
| OCT 1 |
Thursday |
National Day |
Public Holiday |
October 1, anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. |
| OCT 18 |
Sunday |
Chung Yeung Festival |
Public Holiday |
Lunar September 9, traditional day for hiking and respecting the elderly. |
| OCT 19 |
Monday |
Day After Chung Yeung Festival |
Substitute Holiday |
Day after Chung Yeung Festival, a Hong Kong substitute general holiday granted when the festival itself falls on a Sunday. |
| DEC 25 |
Friday |
Christmas Day |
Public Holiday |
December 25, celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. |
| DEC 26 |
Saturday |
The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Public Holiday |
Boxing Day equivalent in Hong Kong, observed on the first weekday after Christmas. |