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The following list of general holidays for 2010 is gazetted today (April 24) for public information:
Every Sunday Sunday
The first day of January January 1 Friday
The day preceding
Lunar New Year's Day February 13 Saturday
The second day of the
Lunar New Year February 15 Monday
The third day of the
Lunar New Year February 16 Tuesday
Good Friday April 2 Friday
The day following Good Friday April 3 Saturday
Easter Monday April 5 Monday
The day following
Ching Ming Festival April 6 Tuesday
Labour Day May 1 Saturday
The Buddha's Birthday May 21 Friday
Tuen Ng Festival June 16 Wednesday
Hong Kong Special Administrative
Region Establishment Day July 1 Thursday
The day following Chinese
Mid-Autumn Festival September 23 Thursday
National Day October 1 Friday
Chung Yeung Festival October 16 Saturday
Christmas Day December 25 Saturday
The first weekday after
Christmas Day December 27 Monday
"As the Lunar New Year's Day in 2010 falls on a Sunday, the day preceding will be designated as an additional general holiday. Also, the Ching Ming Festival and the Easter Monday in 2010 fall on the same day, thus the next following day that is not itself a general holiday will be observed as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.
Ends/Friday, April 24, 2009
Issued at HKT 10:31
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