2025

Hong Kong announces General Holidays for 2025

According to a government announcement on Friday May 3rd 2024, workers will enjoy 17 general holidays next year, with five long weekends.

Public HolidayDateDay
Every Sunday Sunday
The first day of January1 JanuaryWednesday
Lunar New Year’s Day29 JanuaryWednesday
The second day of Lunar New Year30 JanuaryThursday
The third day of Lunar New Year31 JanuaryFriday
Ching Ming Festival4 AprilFriday
Good Friday18 AprilFriday
The day following Good Friday19 AprilSaturday
Easter Monday21 AprilMonday
Labour Day1 MayThursday
The Birthday of the Buddha5 MayMonday
Tuen Ng Festival31 MaySaturday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day1 JulyTuesday
National Day1 OctoberWednesday
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival7 OctoberTuesday
Chung Yeung Festival29 OctoberWednesday
Christmas Day25 DecemberThursday
The first weekday after Christmas Day26 DecemberFriday

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Separately, statutory holidays in Hong Kong will be increased progressively to 17 days from 2022 to 2030. The latest added statutory holiday was the first weekday after Christmas Day, added in 2023, totaling 14 statutory holidays.

The other three additional statutory holidays in sequence will be Easter Monday (from 2026), Good Friday (from 2028), and the day following Good Friday (from 2030).

Toby

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