Hong Kong SAR China
Public holidays in Hong Kong SAR China in 2016
Hong Kong SAR China had 17 public holidays in 2016; 14 fall on weekdays.
January
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February
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March
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May
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2016
- Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan3 days off · The first day of January
- Sat 6 Feb – Wed 10 Feb5 days off · Lunar New Year’s Day, The second day of Lunar New Year and The third day of Lunar New Year
- Fri 25 Mar – Mon 28 Mar4 days off · Good Friday, The day following Good Friday and Easter Monday
- Sat 2 Apr – Mon 4 Apr3 days off · Ching Ming Festival
- Sat 30 Apr – Mon 2 May3 days off · The day following Labour Day
- Fri 1 Jul – Sun 3 Jul3 days off · Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
- Fri 16 Sept – Sun 18 Sept3 days off · The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
- Sat 8 Oct – Mon 10 Oct3 days off · The day following Chung Yeung Festival
- Sat 24 Dec – Tue 27 Dec4 days off · The first weekday after Christmas Day and The second weekday after Christmas Day
- Bridge day: take Fri 10 Jun off, and Thu 9 Jun – Sun 12 Jun is 4 days off in a row (Tuen Ng Festival).
Counted with the weekend in Hong Kong SAR China (Saturday and Sunday) and the holidays that apply everywhere: a long weekend is three or more days off in a row, and a bridge day is a single working day between a holiday and a weekend or another holiday.
All public holidays in Hong Kong SAR China in 2016
| Date | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 Jan | The first day of January一月一日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 8 Feb | Lunar New Year’s Day農曆年初一 | Public holiday |
| Tue 9 Feb | The second day of Lunar New Year農曆年初二 | Public holiday |
| Wed 10 Feb | The third day of Lunar New Year農曆年初三 | Public holiday |
| Fri 25 Mar | Good Friday耶穌受難節 | Public holiday |
| Sat 26 Maron a weekend | The day following Good Friday耶穌受難節翌日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 28 Mar | Easter Monday復活節星期一 | Public holiday |
| Mon 4 Apr | Ching Ming Festival清明節 | Public holiday |
| Mon 2 May | The day following Labour Day勞動節翌日 | Public holiday |
| Sat 14 Mayon a weekend | Birthday of the Buddha佛誕 | Public holiday |
| Thu 9 Jun | Tuen Ng Festival端午節 | Public holiday |
| Fri 1 Jul | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day香港特別行政區成立紀念日 | Public holiday |
| Fri 16 Sept | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival中秋節翌日 | Public holiday |
| Sat 1 Octon a weekend | National Day國慶日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 10 Oct | The day following Chung Yeung Festival重陽節翌日 | Public holiday |
| Mon 26 Dec | The first weekday after Christmas Day聖誕節後第一個周日 | Public holiday |
| Tue 27 Dec | The second weekday after Christmas Day聖誕節後第二個周日 | Public holiday |
Good to know
- Dates worked out from the date-holidays rules, version 3.37.0, and checked day by day against Nager.Date’s for 2026 to 2028.
- 2016 wasn’t among the years checked; its dates follow the same rules.
- A holiday declared at short notice, for an event or an election, may be missing.