The following list of general holidays for 2018 is gazetted today (May 5) for public information:
 

Every Sunday		Sunday
The first day of January	January 1	Monday
Lunar New Year's Day	February 16	Friday
The second day of Lunar New Year	February 17	Saturday
The fourth day of Lunar New Year	February 19	Monday
Good Friday	March 30	Friday
The day following Good Friday	March 31	Saturday
Easter Monday	April 2	Monday
Ching Ming Festival	April 5	Thursday
Labour Day	May 1	Tuesday
The Birthday of the Buddha	May 22	Tuesday
Tuen Ng Festival	June 18	Monday
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	July 2	Monday
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival	September 25	Tuesday
National Day	October 1	Monday
Chung Yeung Festival	October 17	Wednesday
Christmas Day	December 25	Tuesday
The first weekday after Christmas Day	December 26	Wednesday

 
     "As the third day of Lunar New Year in 2018 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year is designated as a general holiday in substitution. In addition, since the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in 2018 falls on a Sunday, the day following it is designated as a general holiday in substitution," said a Government spokesman.

Ends/Friday, May 5, 2017
Issued at HKT 11:00

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