Every helper in Hong Kong gets these paid statutory holidays under the Employment Ordinance. If you work on one, your employer must give you another day off within 60 days.
2026 statutory holidays
New Year's Day
Thu, 1 January 2026
Lunar New Year's Day
Tue, 17 February 2026
Second day of Lunar New Year
Wed, 18 February 2026
Third day of Lunar New Year
Thu, 19 February 2026
Ching Ming Festival
Sun, 5 April 2026
Easter Monday
Mon, 6 April 2026
Labour Day
Fri, 1 May 2026
Birthday of the Buddha
Sun, 24 May 2026
Tuen Ng Festival
Fri, 19 June 2026
HKSAR Establishment Day
Wed, 1 July 2026
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Sat, 26 September 2026
National Day
Thu, 1 October 2026
Chung Yeung Festival
Sun, 18 October 2026
Winter Solstice or Christmas (employer chooses)
Tue, 22 December 2026 or Fri, 25 December 2026
First weekday after Christmas
Sat, 26 December 2026
2027 statutory holidays
New Year's Day
Fri, 1 January 2027
Lunar New Year's Day
Sat, 6 February 2027
Third day of Lunar New Year
Mon, 8 February 2027
Fourth day of Lunar New Year
Tue, 9 February 2027
Easter Monday
Mon, 29 March 2027
Ching Ming Festival
Mon, 5 April 2027
Labour Day
Sat, 1 May 2027
Birthday of the Buddha
Thu, 13 May 2027
Tuen Ng Festival
Wed, 9 June 2027
HKSAR Establishment Day
Thu, 1 July 2027
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Thu, 16 September 2027
National Day
Fri, 1 October 2027
Chung Yeung Festival
Fri, 8 October 2027
Winter Solstice or Christmas (employer chooses)
Wed, 22 December 2027 or Sat, 25 December 2027
First weekday after Christmas
Mon, 27 December 2027
The second day of Lunar New Year 2027 falls on a Sunday, so the fourth day is the holiday instead.
Your employer chooses Winter Solstice or Christmas Day — one of the two.
When a holiday falls on her rest day
She does not lose it. The law moves the holiday to the next day that is not a rest day or another holiday. Choose her rest day to see which holidays move, and to when.
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Ching Ming Festival
Sun, 5 April 2026
Tue, 7 April 2026
Birthday of the Buddha
Sun, 24 May 2026
Mon, 25 May 2026
Chung Yeung Festival
Sun, 18 October 2026
Mon, 19 October 2026
2027 statutory holidays
No statutory holiday falls on this rest day in 2027.
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Easter Monday
Mon, 6 April 2026
Tue, 7 April 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Third day of Lunar New Year
Mon, 8 February 2027
Wed, 10 February 2027
Easter Monday
Mon, 29 March 2027
Tue, 30 March 2027
Ching Ming Festival
Mon, 5 April 2027
Tue, 6 April 2027
First weekday after Christmas
Mon, 27 December 2027
Tue, 28 December 2027
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Lunar New Year's Day
Tue, 17 February 2026
Fri, 20 February 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Fourth day of Lunar New Year
Tue, 9 February 2027
Wed, 10 February 2027
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Second day of Lunar New Year
Wed, 18 February 2026
Fri, 20 February 2026
HKSAR Establishment Day
Wed, 1 July 2026
Thu, 2 July 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Tuen Ng Festival
Wed, 9 June 2027
Thu, 10 June 2027
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
New Year's Day
Thu, 1 January 2026
Fri, 2 January 2026
Third day of Lunar New Year
Thu, 19 February 2026
Fri, 20 February 2026
National Day
Thu, 1 October 2026
Fri, 2 October 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Birthday of the Buddha
Thu, 13 May 2027
Fri, 14 May 2027
HKSAR Establishment Day
Thu, 1 July 2027
Fri, 2 July 2027
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Thu, 16 September 2027
Fri, 17 September 2027
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Labour Day
Fri, 1 May 2026
Sat, 2 May 2026
Tuen Ng Festival
Fri, 19 June 2026
Sat, 20 June 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
New Year's Day
Fri, 1 January 2027
Sat, 2 January 2027
National Day
Fri, 1 October 2027
Sat, 2 October 2027
Chung Yeung Festival
Fri, 8 October 2027
Sat, 9 October 2027
2026 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Day after Mid-Autumn Festival
Sat, 26 September 2026
Sun, 27 September 2026
First weekday after Christmas
Sat, 26 December 2026
Sun, 27 December 2026
2027 statutory holidays
Holiday
Falls on
Day off instead
Lunar New Year's Day
Sat, 6 February 2027
Sun, 7 February 2027
Labour Day
Sat, 1 May 2027
Sun, 2 May 2027
If she works on a statutory holiday, the employer must give her another day off within 60 days before or after it. A holiday can never be paid off in money instead.
