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Hong Kong Holidays/ Festivals 2013
The first day of January	1 Jan
Weekday before Chinese New Year	9 Feb
Chinese New Year of the Snake 2013	10 Feb
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year Che Kung's Birthday	11 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year	12 Feb
The fourth day of the Chinese New Year	13 Feb
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu	24 Feb
Chinese Groundhog Day	3 Mar
Good Friday	29 Mar
The day following Good Friday	30 Mar
Easter Monday	1 Apr
Ching Ming Festival	4 Apr
Labour day	1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau	2 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival Tam Kung's Birthday	17 May
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	12 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	31 Jul
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je	13 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan	20 Aug
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 2013 / Moon Festival	19 Sep
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival	20 Sep
Monkey King Festival	20 Sep
Chinese National Day Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day	1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival	13 Oct
The weekday after Chung Yeung	14 Oct
Winter Solstice	22 Dec
Christmas Day	25 Dec
Boxing Day	26 Dec

Hong Kong Holidays/ Festivals 2014
The first day of January	1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Horse	31 Jan
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Che Kung's Birthday	1 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year	2 Feb
The day following third day of Chinese New Year	3 Feb
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu	14 Feb
Chinese Groundhog Day	6 Mar
Ching Ming Festival	5 Apr
Good Friday	18 Apr
The day following Good Friday	19 Apr
Easter Monday	21 Apr
Birthday of Tin Hau	22 Apr
Labour day	1 May
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival (also Tam Kung's Birthday)	6 May
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	2 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	20 Jul
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je	2 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan	9 Aug
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day	20 Sep
Chinese National Day	1 Oct
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival	8 Sep
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival Monkey King Festival	9 Sep
Chung Yeung Festival	2 Oct
Winter Solstice	22 Dec
Christmas Day	25 Dec
Boxing Day	26 Dec

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Hong Kong 2008 Festival Calendar

The first day of January	1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Rat/Mouse	7 February
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year	8 Feb
The third day of the Lunar New Year	9 Feb
Lantern Festival (not Mid-Autumn!) 元宵節/元宵-- aka Chinese valentines day	21 Feb	Not a public holiday, this is only slightly observed in HK
Good Friday	21 Mar
Easter Monday	24 Mar
Kwun Yum's Birthday	26 Mar
Ching Ming Festival	4 Apr
3rd of the 3rd	8 Apr	Not a public holiday, very obscure
May day aka Labour day	1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau	Day 23 of 3rd moon
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival	12 May
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	8 Jun	Next day is a public holiday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	Day 24 of the 6th moon
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je - aka Chinese valentines day, see also lantern festival above	7 Aug	Not a public holiday
2008 Olympics Equestrian (horse) events in Hong Kong	9 - 21 Aug	Details here
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Laan	15 Aug	Not a public holiday
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival	14 Sep (evening)	The next day is a holiday so everybody can sleep in!
The Day After the Mid Autumn Festival	15 Sep	Monday
Confucius' Birthday	26 Sep
National Day	1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival	7 Oct
Winter Solstice -- a family gathering evening	21 Dec
Christmas Day	25 Dec
Additional general holiday for Christmas Day	26 Dec