Hong Kong Public Holidays often change each year according to the lunar calendar, below is a list of Hong Kong public holidays for 2009.
All Sundays are also a holiday in Hong Kong, however Saturday is a half-working day for the majority of Hong Kongers. This is changing and over the next few years Saturday should become a full free day.
- New Years Day - 1st Jan
- Lunar New Year’s Eve -26th Jan
- The second day of the Lunar New Year - 27th Jan
- The third day of the Lunar New Year - 28th Jan
- Ching Ming Festival - 4th Apr
- Good Friday -10th April
- The day following Good Friday – 11th Apr
- Easter Monday – 13th Apr
- Labour Day -1st May
- Buddha’s Birthday - 2th May
- Tuen Ng Festival - 28th May
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day - 1st Jul
- National Day - 1st Oct
- The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival – 3rd Oct
- Chung Yeung Festival - 26th Oct
- Christmas Day - 25th Dec
- Boxing Day - 26th Dec
