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Hong Kong Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

Public holiday note: 

Religious festivals are timed according to the lunar calendar and variations may occur. The above represent all holidays on which banks, schools, public offices and government departments close. There are also statutory holidays on which all employees receive a day's holiday. For further details of these dates, contact the Hong Kong Tourism Board.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
January
23
Chinese New Year
April
05
Ching Ming Festival
April
06
Good Friday
April
09
Easter Monday
May
01
Labour Day
May
02
Lord Buddha's Birthday
June
06
Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival
July
01
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
September
30
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
October
01
National Day
October
23
Chung Yeung Festival
December
25
Christmas Day
December
26
Boxing day
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