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Hong Kong Holidays/ Festivals 2012
The first day of January	1 Jan
Chinese New Year of the Dragon	23 Jan
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Che Kung's Birthday	24 Jan
The third day of the Lunar New Year	25 Jan
Spring Lantern Festival/Chinese Valentine's Day	6 Feb
Ching Ming Festival	4 Apr
Good Friday	6 Apr
The day following Good Friday	7 Apr
Easter Monday	9 Apr
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival	28 Apr
Labour day	1 May
Birthday of Tin Hau	13 Apr
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival	23 Jun
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 Jul
The day following HKSAR Establishment Day	2 Jul
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday	11 Aug
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je	23 Aug
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan	30 Aug
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day	28 Sept
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival	30 Sep evening
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival	1 Oct
National Day	1 Oct
Chung Yeung Festival	23 Oct
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