Statutory Holidays for 2026
The 15 statutory holidays for 2026 are:
1. | The first day of January | 1 January | |
2. | Lunar New Year's Day | 17 February | |
3. | The second day of Lunar New Year | 18 February | |
4. | The third day of Lunar New Year | 19 February | |
5. | Ching Ming Festival | 5 April | |
6. | Easter Monday* | 6 April | |
7. | Labour Day | 1 May | |
8. | The Birthday of the Buddha | 24 May | |
9. | Tuen Ng Festival | 19 June | |
10. | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | |
11. | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 26 September | |
12. | National Day | 1 October | |
13. | Chung Yeung Festival | 18 October | |
14. | Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer) | 22 December or 25 December | |
15. | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 December |
*According to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, Easter Monday is the newly added statutory holiday from 2026 onwards.
Please note:
All employees are entitled to the above statutory holidays. If the statutory holiday falls on a rest day, a holiday should be granted on the day following the rest day which is not a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day. An employee having been employed under a continuous contract for not less than 3 months is entitled to the holiday pay which is equivalent to the average daily wages earned by the employee in the 12-month period preceding the holiday.
Reference example:
An employee is granted rest days on Sundays. As the Chung Yeung Festival (18 October) falls on Sunday, the employer should grant a holiday on the next day (i.e. 19 October), but this day should not be a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day.