General holidays for 2023

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General Holidays

The following list of general holidays for 2023 is gazetted for public information:

Every Sunday   Sunday
The day following the first day of January 2 January Monday
The second day of Lunar New Year 23 January Monday
The third day of Lunar New Year 24 January Tuesday
The fourth day of Lunar New Year 25 January Wednesday
Ching Ming Festival 5 April Wednesday
Good Friday 7 April Friday
The day following Good Friday 8 April Saturday
Easter Monday 10 April Monday
Labour Day 1 May Monday
The Birthday of the Buddha 26 May Friday
Tuen Ng Festival 22 June Thursday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July Saturday
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 30 September Saturday
The day following National Day 2 October Monday
Chung Yeung Festival 23 October Monday
Christmas Day 25 December Monday
The first weekday after Christmas Day 26 December Tuesday

A Government spokesman said, “As the first day of January and National Day in 2023 both fall on a Sunday, the day following them will be designated as a general holiday in substitution. Moreover, as Lunar New Year’s Day in 2023 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year will be designated as a general holiday in substitution.”

Add Public Holidays to E-calendar

Hong Kong Public Holidays

By subscribing to the iCal calendar from 1823 as a feed or importing it to your application, you can add Hong Kong public holidays to your e-calendar easily!

1823 Hong Kong Public Holidays iCal Calendar

 

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Last review date: August 2023