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The following list of general holidays for 2009 is gazetted today (April 11) for public information:
Every Sunday Sunday
The first day of January January 1 Thursday
Lunar New Year's Day January 26 Monday
The second day of the
Lunar New Year January 27 Tuesday
The third day of the
Lunar New Year January 28 Wednesday
Ching Ming Festival April 4 Saturday
Good Friday April 10 Friday
The day following
Good Friday April 11 Saturday
Easter Monday April 13 Monday
Labour Day May 1 Friday
The Buddha's Birthday May 2 Saturday
Tuen Ng Festival May 28 Thursday
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region Establishment Day July 1 Wednesday
National Day October 1 Thursday
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival October 3 Saturday
Chung Yeung Festival October 26 Monday
Christmas Day December 25 Friday
The first weekday after
Christmas Day December 26 Saturday
"As the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in 2009 falls on a Sunday, the day of that festival will be designated as an additional general holiday,"said a Government spokesman.
Ends/Friday, April 11, 2008
Issued at HKT 15:26
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