PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2012

January 1            New Year's Day (Sunday)

January  2*         The first day following New Year's Day

January 23          Lunar New Year’s Day (Monday)

January 24          The second day of Lunar New Year (Tuesday)

January 25          The third day of Lunar New Year (Wednesday)

April 4                 Ching Ming Festival (Wednesday)

April 6                 Good Friday (Friday)

April 7                 The day following Good Friday (Saturday)

April 9                 Easter Monday (Monday)

April 28               The Buddha's Birthday (Saturday)

May 1                   Labour Day (Tuesday)

June 23               Tuen Ng Festival (Saturday)

July 1                  Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day (Sunday)

July 2*                 The day following Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day (Monday)

September 30     Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (Sunday)

October 1**         National Day / The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn 

                            Festival (Monday)

October 2**         The day following National Day (Tuesday)

October 23          Cheung Yeung Festival (Tuesday)

December 25       Christmas Day (Tuesday)

December 26       The first weekday after Christmas Day (Tuesday)


*As the first day of January and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in 2012 both fall on a Sunday, the days following them are public holidays.

**As the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day in 2012 fall on the same day, the next following day that is not itself public holiday is a public holiday

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PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 2013


Public Holidays are usually announced by the Hong Kong Government in late April or early May of the preceeding year. Details will be posted here as soon as announced.

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