National Holidays in Hong Kong in 2017

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is a city and special administrative region of China.

Hong Kong 2017
Hong Kong
2017

List of Holidays in Hong Kong in 2017

Day Date Holiday Name Type Comments
Sunday New Year's Day National Holiday
Monday New Year's Day (in lieu) National Holiday Public Holiday as New Years Day falls on a Sunday
Saturday Lunar New Year's Day National Holiday
Monday The third day of Lunar New Year National Holiday
Tuesday The fourth day of Lunar New Year National Holiday
Tuesday Ching Ming Festival National Holiday Tomb Sweeping Day
Friday Good Friday National Holiday Catholic or protestant
Saturday The day following Good Friday National Holiday
Monday Easter Monday National Holiday Catholic or protestant
Monday Labour Day National Holiday May Day
Wednesday The Birthday of the Buddha National Holiday
Tuesday Dragon Boat Festival National Holiday Tuen Ng Festival
Saturday Special Administration Region (SAR) Day National Holiday Fixed on Jul 1st
Monday The day following National Day National Holiday
Thursday Day after mid Autumn Festival National Holiday
Saturday Chung Yeung Festival National Holiday Double Ninth Festival or Dual-Yang Festival
Monday Christmas Day National Holiday Catholic or protestant
Tuesday The first weekday after Christmas Day National Holiday Family Day
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Notes

  • 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.
  • In addition to official public holidays, private companies in Hong Kong have the right to determine their own schedules and grant extra holidays to their staff.
  • An employee having been employed under a continuous contract for not less than 3 months is entitled to the holiday pay which is equivalent to the daily average wages earned by the employee in the 12-month period preceding the holiday.