Hong Kong has 17 general holidays in 2026. Here's the full gazetted list — handy for planning staff leave, delivery dates, and payment deadlines.
📅 The full 2026 list
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | 1 Jan | Thu |
| Lunar New Year (3 days) | 17–19 Feb | Tue–Thu |
| Good Friday | 3 Apr | Fri |
| Day after Good Friday | 4 Apr | Sat |
| Day after Ching Ming (substitute) | 6 Apr | Mon |
| Day after Easter Monday (substitute) | 7 Apr | Tue |
| Labour Day | 1 May | Fri |
| Day after Buddha's Birthday (substitute) | 25 May | Mon |
| Tuen Ng Festival | 19 Jun | Fri |
| HKSAR Establishment Day | 1 Jul | Wed |
| Day after Mid-Autumn | 26 Sep | Sat |
| National Day | 1 Oct | Thu |
| Day after Chung Yeung (substitute) | 19 Oct | Mon |
| Christmas Day | 25 Dec | Fri |
| First weekday after Christmas | 26 Dec | Sat |
💡 Why so many "substitute" days in 2026? Ching Ming, Buddha's Birthday and Chung Yeung all fall on a Sunday this year, so the following Monday becomes a holiday instead. Good for long weekends — Lunar New Year, Easter (3–7 Apr) and the May 1 stretch all cluster nicely.
🧮 Holidays aren't the same as working days
When you promise a client "delivery in 10 working days" or set an invoice to "Net 30," these holidays quietly change the real date — especially around Lunar New Year and Easter. Counting by hand is where mistakes creep in.
Still tracking deadlines in your head?
If you're manually working out payment terms, filing dates, and delivery ETAs around the holiday calendar, it's easy to slip. Deadline tracking is one of the tasks most worth automating first.