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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.

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Statutory Holidays for 2019 - 2026