It’s almost New Year — which means a new blank slate for vacation-planning for the eager beavers among us. To make things a whole lot easier, we’ve listed all of Hong Kong’s 2017 holidays below (which we took straight from the GovHK website).
This year, there are 13 weekday holidays, and 4 Saturday holidays (which means those who have five-day work weeks end up losing out), for a grand total of 17 holidays.
You’re welcome!
Hong Kong Holidays 2017
The day following New Year | 2 January | Monday (Since Jan 1 is a Sunday) |
Chinese New Year’s Day | 28 January | Saturday |
The third day of Chinese New Year | 30 January | Monday |
The fourth day of Chinese New Year | 31 January | Tuesday (Making up for the second day of Chinese New Year, which falls on a Sunday) |
Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | Tuesday |
Good Friday | 14 April | Friday |
The day following Good Friday | 15 April | Saturday |
Easter Monday | 17 April | Monday |
Labour Day | 1 May | Monday |
The Birthday of the Buddha | 3 May | Wednesday |
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival | 30 May | Tuesday |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | Saturday |
The day following National Day | 2 October | Monday (Since National Day is a Sunday) |
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 5 October | Thursday |
Chung Yeung Festival | 28 October | Saturday |
Christmas Day | 25 December | Monday |
The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 December | Tuesday |