Public holidays in Hong Kong
General holidays in Hong Kong are times when Hong Kong workers get rest from their work, in conjunction with special occasions. They were set by the General Holidays Ordinance.
Under
British rule, the
Queen's Official Birthday was a public holiday in the second Monday in June, but was replaced by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day after the
handover to China.
Commonwealth Day used to be a school holiday. Dr
Sun Yat Sen's birthday anniversary is a school holiday. The Sino-Japanese War Victory Anniversary ("the Saturday preceding the last Monday in August" and "Liberation Day, being the last Monday in August" (重光紀念日) before the
handover was a public holiday, before being replaced by the
Labour Day and the PRC National Day.
According to Hong Kong laws, if 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. However, there are exceptions; for example, as Lunar New Year 2007 falls on a Sunday (February 18th), the government have designated the Saturday directly before (February 17th) as a public holiday. [
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Traditional Chinese holidays*
Hong Kong public holidays list on government web site*
General Holidays Ordinance*
LegCo papers concerning the Liberation Day
