Holiday Guide for Hong Kong in 2019

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List of National Holidays in Hong Kong in 2019

	Tuesday January 1st New Year's Day Hong Kong: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Tuesday February 5th Lunar New Year's Day Hong Kong: The Chinese New Year is very similar to the Western one, swathed in traditions and rituals
	Wednesday February 6th The second day of Lunar New Year Hong Kong: Second day of holidays to mark Chinese Lunar New Year
	Thursday February 7th The third day of Lunar New Year Hong Kong: Third day of holidays to mark Chinese Lunar New Year
	Friday April 5th  Long Weekend!  Ching Ming Festival Hong Kong: Ching Ming is the Remembrance of Ancestors Day or Grave-Sweeping Day and takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox.
	Friday April 19th  Long Weekend!  Good Friday Hong Kong: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Saturday April 20th The day following Good Friday Hong Kong: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Monday April 22nd  Long Weekend!  Easter Monday Hong Kong: Easter is probably the most important holiday of the Christian year, celebrating the Resurrection of Jesus
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Hong Kong: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Monday May 13th  Long Weekend!  The Day after Buddhas Birthday Hong Kong: General not statutory. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998
	Friday June 7th  Long Weekend!  Dragon Boat Festival Hong Kong: The Tuen Ng Festival, otherwise known as the Dragon Boat Festival, has been celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth moon for millennia
	Monday July 1st  Long Weekend!  Special Administration Region (SAR) Day Hong Kong: HKSAR Establishment Day commemorates the ending of British Colonial Rule on July 1 1997
	Saturday September 14th Day after mid Autumn Festival Hong Kong: The Mid Autumn festival starts on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month
	Tuesday October 1st Chinese National Day Hong Kong: The Peoples Republic of China observes its anniversary on Oct 1st
	Monday October 7th  Long Weekend!  Chung Yeung Festival Hong Kong: The festival, otherwise known as Autumn Remembrance, has been celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth moon for millennia
	Wednesday December 25th Christmas Day Hong Kong: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
	Thursday December 26th The first weekday after Christmas Day Hong Kong: Several countries and regions around the world extend their public holidays for Christmas beyond 25th December

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.