
General holidays for 2009
The following list of general holidays for 2009 is gazetted for public information:
| Every Sunday | Sunday | |
| The first day of January | 1 January | Thursday |
| Lunar New Year’s Day | 26 January | Monday |
| The second day of the Lunar New Year | 27 January | Tuesday |
| The third day of the Lunar New Year | 28 January | Wednesday |
| Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | Saturday |
| Good Friday | 10 April | Friday |
| The day following Good Friday | 11 April | Saturday |
| Easter Monday | 13 April | Monday |
| Labour Day | 1 May | Friday |
| The Buddha’s Birthday | 2 May | Saturday |
| Tuen Ng Festival | 28 May | Thursday |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | Wednesday |
| National Day | 1 October | Thursday |
| Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 3 October | Saturday |
| Chung Yeung Festival | 26 October | Monday |
| Christmas Day | 25 December | Friday |
| The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 December | Saturday |
"As the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in 2009 falls on a Sunday, the day of that Festival will be designated as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.
Related Links
- General holidays for 2008http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/holiday/2008.htm
- General Holidays Ordinance - Schedulehttp://www.legislation.gov.hk/BLIS_IND.NSF/E1BF50C09A33D3DC482564840019D2F4/EC16AF2AF1A319BD88256489000ADF4E?OpenDocument
- Statutory Holidayshttp://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/cap57f_whole.htm



