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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 2012 Festival Calendar

 

Festival Date in 2012 Public Holiday Notes  
The first day of January 1 Jan y  
Chinese New Year of the Dragon 23 Jan y Mon
"Kung Kei Fat Choy!!"
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, Che Kung's Birthday 24 Jan y  
The third day of the Lunar New Year 25 Jan y  
Spring Lantern Festival/Chinese Valentine's Day 6 Feb n Mon (look out for latern display at TST and other parks.)
Ching Ming Festival 4 Apr y Wed
Good Friday 6 Apr y  
The day following Good Friday 7 Apr y  
Easter Monday 9 Apr y  
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival 28 Apr y Both are vegetarian.
Labour day 1 May y  
Birthday of Tin Hau 13 Apr n Fri (Worships at temple all over HK)
Tuen Ng /  Dragon Boat Festival 23 Jun y Sat
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 Jul y Sun
The day following HKSAR Establishment Day 2 Jul y Mon
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday 11 Aug n Sat
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je 23 Aug n Thur
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan 30 Aug n Thur
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day 28 Sept n  
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival  30 Sep evening y Sun (normally the festival night is not public holiday)
National Day 1 Oct y Mon
The weekday following the Mid-Autumn Festival 2 Oct y As the day after Mid-Autumn Festival is also National Day, the holiday extends to Tuesday.
Chung Yeung Festival 23 Oct y Tue
Winter Solstice 21 Dec n  
Christmas Day 25 Dec y Tue
Boxing Day 26 Dec y  
       

Notes: Gazetted holidays, e.g. the official public holidays decided by the Government of Hong Kong, have not yet been published for 2013; but it is possible to calculate most of them following the rules laid out in the Ordinance.

See also  Festivals 2011 and Festivals 2013

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