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General Holidays in Hong Kong in 2018
Upcoming General Holidays in Hong Kong
May Day
1 May 2018 This National holiday is in 11 days. This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the ...
The Buddhas Birthday
22 May 2018 This National holiday is in 32 days. General not statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
Dragon Boat Festival
18 June 2018 This National holiday is in 59 days. The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated ...
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 Buddhas 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.