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The following list of general holidays for 2012 is gazetted today (May 6) for public information:
Every Sunday Sunday
The day following the January 2 Monday
first day of January
Lunar New Year's Day January 23 Monday
The second day of January 24 Tuesday
Lunar New Year
The third day of January 25 Wednesday
Lunar New Year
Ching Ming Festival April 4 Wednesday
Good Friday April 6 Friday
The day following April 7 Saturday
Good Friday
Easter Monday April 9 Monday
The Birthday of April 28 Saturday
the Buddha
Labour Day May 1 Tuesday
Tuen Ng Festival June 23 Saturday
The day following July 2 Monday
Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region
Establishment Day
The day following October 1 Monday
the Chinese Mid-Autumn
Festival
The day following October 2 Tuesday
National Day
Chung Yeung Festival October 23 Tuesday
Christmas Day December 25 Tuesday
The first weekday December 26 Wednesday
after Christmas Day
"As the first day of January and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in 2012 both fall on a Sunday, the days following them will be designated as additional general holidays. Also, as the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day in 2012 fall on the same day, the next following day that is not itself a general holiday will thus be observed as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.
Ends/Friday, May 6, 2011
Issued at HKT 09:47
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