General holidays for 2016
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General Holidays
The following list of general holidays for 2016 is gazetted for public information:
Every Sunday | Sunday | |
The first day of January | 1 January | Friday |
Lunar New Year’s Day | 8 February | Monday |
The second day of Lunar New Year | 9 February | Tuesday |
The third day of Lunar New Year | 10 February | Wednesday |
Good Friday | 25 March | Friday |
The day following Good Friday | 26 March | Saturday |
Easter Monday | 28 March | Monday |
Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | Monday |
The day following the Labour Day | 2 May | Monday |
The Birthday of the Buddha | 14 May | Saturday |
Tuen Ng Festival | 9 June | Thursday |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | Friday |
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 16 September | Friday |
National Day | 1 October | Saturday |
The day following the Chung Yeung Festival | 10 October | Monday |
The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 December | Monday |
The second weekday after Christmas Day | 27 December | Tuesday |
"As both the Labour Day and the Chung Yeung Festival in 2016 fall on a Sunday, the day following them is designated as a general holiday in substitution; and as Christmas Day in 2016 falls on a Sunday, the second weekday after Christmas Day is designated as a general holiday in substitution," said a Government spokesman.
Last review date: August 2023