Hong Kong Holidays
Life in Hong Kong lends itself to many new experiences. This is especially true when it comes to holidays, as Hong Kong expats get to experience many exciting Hong Kong holidays:
Hong Kong Harbour Fireworks Photograph by Kevin Fai.
Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. – and still have the chance to honor their own.
Hong Kong’s holidays include Sundays, 12 statutory holidays, known locally as “red” holidays, and five additional general holidays.
Statutory holidays witness hordes of people in virtually every public area since most people are on a paid vacation. Hong Kong law grants these 12 days as official days of rest, though some employers choose to substitute employee holidays with an alternative day off, as is required by the Labor Department.
The five general holidays are not statutory holidays but are only recognized as commemorative dates, therefore they do not merit a break from work. These include Sundays, Good Friday, Holy Saturday (the day after Good Friday), Easter Monday, and Buddha’s Birthday.
Many holidays are accompanied with traditional stories and rituals. Read about the background, common practices, and traditional stories that go along with the following statutory holidays in Hong Kong:
- New Year’s Day
- Labor Day
- Dragon Boat Festival
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (S.A.R.) Establishment Day
- Mid-Autumn Festival
- Chung Yeung Festival
- National Day
- Christmas Day and Boxing Day
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