26 Dec
26Dec

Statutory Holidays for 2026

The 15 statutory holidays for 2026 are:

1.The first day of January1 January
2.Lunar New Year's Day17 February
3.The second day of Lunar New Year18 February
4.The third day of Lunar New Year19 February
5.Ching Ming Festival5 April
6.Easter Monday*6 April
7.Labour Day1 May
8.The Birthday of the Buddha24 May
9.Tuen Ng Festival19 June
10.Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day1 July
11.The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival26 September
12.National Day1 October
13.Chung Yeung Festival18 October
14.Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer)22 December or 25 December
15.The first weekday after Christmas Day26 December

*According to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, Easter Monday is the newly added statutory holiday from 2026 onwards.
Please note:
All employees are entitled to the above statutory holidays. If the statutory holiday falls on a rest day, a holiday should be granted on the day following the rest day which is not a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day. An employee having been employed under a continuous contract for not less than 3 months is entitled to the holiday pay which is equivalent to the average daily wages earned by the employee in the 12-month period preceding the holiday.


https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/news/latest_holidays2026.htm