2024

2025

New Year's Day

1 January

1 January

Chinese New Year

10–13 February

29–31 January

Ching Ming Festival

4 April

4 April 
Good Friday

29 March

18 April 
Holy Saturday

30 March

19 April

Easter Monday

1 April

21 April

Labour Day

1 May

1 May

Birthday of the Buddha

15 May

5 May

Dragon Boat Festival

10 June

31 May

Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

1 July

1 July

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

18 September

7 October

National Day1 October1 October
Chung Yeung Festival11 October29 October
Christmas Day

25 December

25 December

Boxing Day

26 December

26 December

*If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday becomes a holiday.

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