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Please return to our main list of National Holidays in 2009 for national public holidays in other parts of Asia or use the links to the left to learn more about Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong Saturday, officially is not a day off, many companies however do give their employees the whole day or half a day off. It is advisable to plan for meetings during the week rather than a Saturday.

Travelling to Hong Kong for business is normally fine year round, but you really want to avoid Chinese New Year. During this time, the dates vary annually, many companies will completely close shop for sometimes as long as a week. For leisure travellers then travelling to Hong Kong should not be a problem, shops are still open etc and there is normally some very impressive fireworks and festivals on. It should be noted however that flights to and from the SAR may well be very full or more expensive than normal during this period.

The below list of National Holidays refers to the year 2009.

1 January - First Day of January
26+27+28 January - Chinese New Year
4 April - Ching Ming Festival
10 April - Good Friday
11 April - Day after Good Friday
13 April - Easter Monday
1 May - Labour Day
2 May - Buddha's Birthday
28 May - Tuen Ng Festival
1 July - Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day
1 October - National Day
3 October - Mid Autumn Festival
26 October - Chung Yeung Festival
25 + 26 December - Christmas Holidays 

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