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General holidays for 2008

The following list of general holidays for 2008 is gazetted for public information:

Every Sunday Sunday
The first day of January1 JanuaryTuesday
Lunar New Year’s Day7 FebruaryThursday
The second day of the Lunar New Year8 FebruaryFriday
The third day of the Lunar New Year9 FebruarySaturday
Good Friday21 MarchFriday
The day following Good Friday22 MarchSaturday
Easter Monday24 MarchMonday
Ching Ming Festival4 AprilFriday
Labour Day1 MayThursday
The Buddha’s Birthday12 MayMonday
The day following Tuen Ng Festival9 JuneMonday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day1 JulyTuesday
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival15 SeptemberMonday
National Day1 OctoberWednesday
Chung Yeung Festival7 OctoberTuesday
Christmas Day25 DecemberThursday
The first weekday after Christmas Day26 DecemberFriday

"As the Tuen Ng Festival in 2008 falls on a Sunday, the following day will be designated as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.

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