How many public holidays in Hong Kong?

Answer 1

There are 18 public holidays in Hong Kong.

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

(a) every Sunday;

(b) the first day of January (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(c) Lunar New Year's Day (or if that day is a Sunday, then the day preceding Lunar New Year's Day);

(d) the second day of Lunar New Year (or if that day is a Sunday, then the day preceding Lunar New Year's Day);

(e) the third day of Lunar New Year (or if that day is a Sunday, then the day preceding Lunar New Year's Day);

(f) Ching Ming Festival (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(g) Good Friday;

(h) the day following Good Friday;

(i) Easter Monday;

(j) Labour Day, being the first day of May (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(k) the Birthday of the Buddha, being the eighth day of the fourth lunar month (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(l) Tuen Ng Festival (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(m) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, being the first day of July (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(n) National Day, being the first day of October (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day);

(o) the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (or if that day is a Sunday, then the day of that Festival) or such other day as the Chief Executive in Council may, by order in the Gazette, appoint in place of that day;

(p) Chung Yeung Festival (or if that day is a Sunday, then the following day) or such other day as the Chief Executive in Council may, by order in the Gazette, appoint in place of that day;

(q) Christmas Day (or if that day is a Sunday, then the second weekday after Christmas Day);

(r) the first weekday after Christmas Day.