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The Statutory holidays (Hong Kong)

The following list of general holidays for 2007 is gazetted for public information:

Every Sunday
Sunday
The first day of January
1 Jan
Monday
The day preceding Lunar New Year's Day
17 Feb
Saturday
The second day of the Lunar New Year
19 Feb
Monday
The third day of the Lunar New Year
20 Feb
Tuesday
Ching Ming Festival
5 Apr
Thursday
Good Friday
6 Apr
Friday
The day following Good Friday
7 Apr
Saturday
Easter Monday
9 Apr
Monday
Labour Day
1 May
Tuesday
The Buddha's Birthday
24 May
Thursday
Tuen Ng Festival
19 Jun
Tuesday
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
2 Jul
Monday
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
26 Sep
Wednesday
National Day
1 Oct
Monday
Chung Yeung Festival
19 Oct
Friday
Christmas Day
25 Dec
Tuesday
The first weekday after Christmas Day
26 Dec
Wednesday

"As the Lunar New Year's Day in 2007 falls on a Sunday, the day preceding Lunar New Year's Day will be designated as an additional general holiday. Also, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day in 2007 falls on a Sunday, the following day will be designated as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.

The following list of general holidays for 2008 is gazetted for public information:

Every Sunday Sunday
The first day of January 1 Jan Tuesday
Lunar New Year's Day 7 Feb Thursday
The second day of the Lunar New Year 8 Feb Friday
The third day of the Lunar New Year 9 Feb Saturday
Good Friday 21 March Friday
The day following Good Friday 22 March Saturday
Easter Monday 24 March Monday
Ching Ming Festival 4 Apr Friday
Labour Day 1 May Thursday
The Buddha's Birthday 12 May Monday
The day following Tuen Ng Festival 9 Jun Monday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 1 Jul Tuesday
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival 15 Sep Monday
National Day 1 Oct Wednesday
Chung Yeung Festival 7 Oct Tuesday
Christmas Day 25 Dec Thursday
The first weekday after Christmas Day 26 Dec Friday

"As the Tuen Ng Festival in 2008 falls on a Sunday, the following day will be designated as an additional general holiday," said a Government spokesman.


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