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Hong Kong Holidays/ Festivals 2018
2015 Calendar below for reference
The first day of January 1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Goat 19 Feb
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year

Che Kung's Birthday

20 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year 21 Feb
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu 5 Mar
Chinese Groundhog Day 6 Mar
Ching Ming Festival 5 Apr
The day following Ching Ming Festival 6 Apr
Good Friday 3 Apr
The day following Good Friday 4 Apr
Easter Monday 6 Apr
Labour Day 1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau 11 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival

also Tam Kung's Birthday

25 May
Tuen Ng /  Dragon Boat Festival 20 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday 8 Aug
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je 20 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan 27 Aug
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival 27 Sep
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival

Monkey King Festival

28 Sep
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day 9 Oct
Chinese National Day 1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival  
Winter Solstice 22 Dec
Christmas Day 25 Dec
Boxing Day 26 Dec

 

Hong Kong Festivals 2016
Hong Kong Festivals 2017

   

 

 

Events - What's on in Hong Kong

United Buddy Bear Exhibition 2004 in Hong Kong

Date: 15 May - 27 Jun 2004

Time: 8a.m. - 10p.m.

Venue: Hong Kong Victoria Park central lawn (Causeway Bay MTR station, follow instruction on exit to the park)

Admission Fee: Free

 

What is United Buddy Bear?

There was this German couple Dr Klaus Herlitz and his wife Eva who were thinking of creating something that represents loving, caring and understanding among people.  In 2002, they thought bears is the best candidate.  They created these full size and mini buddy bears and artists from all over the world designed and painted these bears.

Buddy bears are all hand-in-hand and shoulder-to-shoulder to represent love, peace, understanding and mutual support among people.

In June 2002, the 'Circle of the United Buddy Bears' opened in Germany.  It was a big thing and ambassadors from different countries had attended the opening ceremony.

'The Bears' was in exhibition again in Kitzbuehel in Jan 2004.

 

Why in Hong Kong?

It dates back to June 2003 when the Hong Kong super star Jackie Chan was filming in Germany.  Jackie heard about these bears and decided to visit Dr Herlitz and their workshop.  Jackie likes the idea very much and so when he went back to Hong Kong he proposed to the Hong Kong government to invite the United Buddy Bears to Hong Kong.

 

So, if you have time, do go there and have a look.  I think you can even buy a buddy bear to paint it yourself!

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