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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 2016 Festival Calendar

Festival	Date in 2016	Public Holiday	Notes
The first day of January	1 Jan	Y
Chinese New Year of the Ox		Y
The second day of the Chinese Lunar New Year		Y
Che Kung's Birthday		Y*	2nd day of 1st lunar month. * public holiday because of CNY, not because of Tam Kung.
The third day of the Lunar New Year		Y
Spring Lantern Festival / Yuen Siu		N	15th day of 1st lunar month
Chinese Groundhog Day		N	on Excited Insect solar segment
Ching Ming Festival		Y
Good Friday		Y
The day following Good Friday		Y
Easter Monday		Y
Birthday of Tin Hau		N	23rd day of 3rd lunar month
May day	1 May	Y
Buddha’s Birthday and Cheung Chau Bun Festival		Y	8th day of 4th lunar month
Tam Kung's Birthday		N	8th day of 4th lunar month
Tuen Ng / Dragon Boat Festival		Y	5th day of 5th lunar month
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	1 July	Y
Kwan Tai / Kwan Gon's Birthday		N	24th day of 6th lunar month
Seventh Goddess' Day / Tsat-je		N	7th day of 7th lunar month
Chinese Ghosts Festival / Yue Lan		N	14th day of 7th lunar month
Confucius' Birthday/Teacher's Day		N	27th day of 8th lunar month
Chinese National Day	1 Oct	Y
Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival / Moon Festival		N	15th day of 8th lunar month
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival		Y	Thu - this is the public holiday the day after the festival for people to sleep in!
Monkey King Festival		Y*	16th day of 8th lunar month * public holiday because of Moon Festival, not because of this god.
Chung Yeung Festival		Y	9th day of 9th lunar month
Winter Solstice	22 Dec	N
Christmas Day	25 Dec	Y
Boxing Day	26 Dec	Y

Notes: Gazetted holidays, e.g. the official public holidays decided by the Government of Hong Kong, have been checked with the official list. The Chinese Festivals which depend on the Lunar Calendar can also be calculated in advance which I have done here where possible.