General holidays for 2012
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The following list of general holidays for 2012 is gazetted for public information:
Every Sunday | Sunday | |
The day following the first day of January | 2 January | Monday |
Lunar New Year's Day | 23 January | Monday |
The second day of the Lunar New Year | 24 January | Tuesday |
The third day of the Lunar New Year | 25 January | Wednesday |
Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | Wednesday |
Good Friday | 6 April | Friday |
The day following Good Friday | 7 April | Saturday |
Easter Monday | 9 April | Monday |
The Birthday of the Buddha | 28 April | Saturday |
Labour Day | 1 May | Tuesday |
Tuen Ng Festival | 23 June | Saturday |
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 2 July | Monday |
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 1 October | Monday |
The day following National Day | 2 October | Tuesday |
Chung Yeung Festival | 23 October | Tuesday |
Christmas Day | 25 December | Tuesday |
The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 December | Wednesday |
"As the first day of January and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in 2012 both fall on a Sunday, the days following them will be designated as additional general holidays. Also, as the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day in 2012 fall on the same day, the next following day that is not itself a general holiday will thus be observed as an additional general holiday." said a Government spokesman.
Last review date: August 2023