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General holidays for 2022 published
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     ​The following list of general holidays for 2022 was gazetted today (May 28) for public information:
 
Every Sunday   Sunday
The first day of January January 1 Saturday
Lunar New Year's Day February 1 Tuesday
The second day of Lunar New Year February 2 Wednesday
The third day of Lunar New Year February 3 Thursday
Ching Ming Festival April 5 Tuesday
Good Friday April 15 Friday
The day following Good Friday April 16 Saturday
Easter Monday April 18 Monday
The day following Labour Day May 2 Monday
The day following the Birthday of the Buddha May 9 Monday
Tuen Ng Festival June 3 Friday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day July 1 Friday
The second day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival September 12 Monday
National Day October 1 Saturday
Chung Yeung Festival October 4 Tuesday
The first weekday after Christmas Day December 26 Monday
The second weekday after Christmas Day December 27 Tuesday

     ​A Government spokesman said, "As Labour Day and the Birthday of the Buddha in 2022 both fall on a Sunday, the day following them will be designated as a general holiday in substitution. Besides, since the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in 2022 falls on a Sunday, the second day following that festival will be designated as a general holiday in substitution. Furthermore, as Christmas Day in 2022 falls on a Sunday, the second weekday after Christmas Day will be designated as a general holiday in substitution."
 
Ends/Friday, May 28, 2021
Issued at HKT 11:00
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