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General Holidays in Hong Kong in 2018
Upcoming General Holidays in Hong Kong
Christmas Day
25 December 2018 This National holiday is in 13 days. The day celebrates the Nativity of Jesus, the date which according to tradition took pl...
Boxing Day
26 December 2018 This National holiday is in 14 days. The second day of Christmas is known as Boxing Day or St. Stephens Day. St Stephen was...
New Year's Day
1 January 2019 This National holiday is in 20 days. New Years Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar,...
List of National General holidays of Hong Kong in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 01 | The first day of January | |
| Friday | February 16 | Lunar New Year's Day | |
| Monday | February 19 | The fourth day of Lunar New Year | |
| Friday | March 30 | Good Friday | |
| Saturday | March 31 | The day following Good Friday | |
| Monday | April 02 | Easter Monday | |
| Thursday | April 05 | Ching Ming Festival | Tomb Sweeping Day or Mourning Day |
| Tuesday | May 01 | Labour Day | May Day |
| Tuesday | May 22 | The Buddha's Birthday | 8th day of the 4th month in the Chinese lunar calendar |
| Monday | June 18 | Dragon Boat Festival | Tuen Ng Festival |
| Monday | July 02 | Special Administration Region (SAR) Day Holiday | Weekday after Jul 1st |
| Tuesday | September 25 | Day after mid Autumn festival | |
| Monday | October 01 | National Day | National Day |
| Wednesday | October 17 | Chung Yeung Festival | Double Ninth Festival /Dual-Yang Festival |
| Tuesday | December 25 | Christmas Day | |
| Wednesday | December 26 | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 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.