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Hong Kong : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Dollar (HKD)
  • Banks are open on Saturday, except after Good Friday
    Internet extension: .hk - Telephone code: +852 - International dialing code: 001 - GMT offset: +8 (DST: yes)
  • Week-end: Saturday afternoon & Sunday
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    Friday march 22, 2024Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Thursday march 28, 2024Art BaselTradeshows
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    Friday march 29, 2024Good FridayCatholic or protestant
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    Saturday march 30, 2024Holy SaturdayCatholic
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    Monday april 1, 2024April Fools Daycards/flowers
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    Monday april 1, 2024Easter MondayCatholic or protestant
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    Thursday april 4, 2024Tomb-Sweeping Day (Ching Ming or Qingming Festival)Buddhism (Vajrayana)
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    Monday april 8, 2024Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday may 1, 2024Labour DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 12, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday may 15, 2024Buddha's AnniversaryBuddhism (Vajrayana)
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    Monday june 10, 2024School holidaySchool holidays
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    Monday june 10, 2024Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)Secular holiday
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    Thursday june 13, 2024International Travel ExpoTradeshows
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Saturday june 29, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday july 1, 2024Special Administration Region (SAR) DaySecular holiday
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    Monday august 12, 2024Summer holiday (end) -- English schoolsSchool holidays
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    Sunday august 18, 2024Ghost FestivalEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday september 2, 2024Summer holiday (end)School holidays
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    Wednesday september 18, 2024Late mid-Autumn festivalSecular holiday
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Friday march 22, 2024
    School holidays :

    Art Basel

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    Thursday march 28, 2024
    Tradeshows : lsts 3 days -- in the Convention Center

    Good Friday

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    Friday march 29, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.

    Holy Saturday

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    Saturday march 30, 2024
    Catholic : Paid holiday

    April Fools Day

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    cards/flowers : As the story goes, in 1564, France was one of the first nations to make January 1 officially New Year's Day, instead of the last week of March which was previously observed. In 1582, the Pope followed suit. Those who went on celebrating April 1st were mocked. As the zodiacal sign was the fish, The French placed dead fish on the backs of one another. Traditions vary from country to country.

    Easter Monday

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    Monday april 1, 2024
    Catholic or protestant : In the year 325, the Council of Nicée determined a date fo Easter. Full Moon would fall the 14th day of a moon month (1). Easter would be marked by the dominical letter(2)and the epactus(3). With the establishment of the equinox ne variatur on March 21, algorithms where elaborated to attribuate a date for Easter whatever the year.
    Time between two consecutive new moons: 20 days 12 hours 44 minutes 2.8 - Gives a letter code for the year's calendar Age of the moon on January 1st, minus one unity, 0 being the new moon's age.

    Tomb-Sweeping Day (Ching Ming or Qingming Festival)

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    Thursday april 4, 2024
    Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Traditional celebration since the second century B.C. Considered an unlucky day for business.

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    Labour Day

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    Wednesday may 1, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Mothers' Day

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    Sunday may 12, 2024
    cards/flowers : Mother’s day has evolved in many countries in different ways. This is because mother’s day has different origins in different countries and therefore occurs on different days in the year. One school of thought claims that this day emerged from the custom of mother worship in ancient Greece. Mother worship which kept a festival to Cybele, a great mother of gods, and Rhea, the wife of Cronus, was held on March 15 to March 18 around Asia Minor. They insist that this custom spread around the world. Mothering Sunday is the celebration of motherhood in the United Kingdom. It is also known as Mid-lent Sunday, Rose Sunday and Laetare Sunday. It originally comes from the Victorian practice of allowing servants to return home to visit their mothers on this day. In the United States, Julia Ward Howe (May 27, 1819 - October 17, 1910) was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet. Howe’s Battle Hymn of the Republic was first published in the Atlantic Monthly in 1862 and quickly became one of the most popular songs for the Union during the American Civil War. After the war she focused her activities on the causes of Pacifism and women’s suffrage. In 1870 she was the first to proclaim Mother’s Day, with her Mother’s Day Proclamation. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson approved Mother’s Day in 1914

    Buddha's Anniversary

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    Wednesday may 15, 2024
    Buddhism (Vajrayana) : Sakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, was born on April 8th, 623 B.C.E. in ancient northern India (now in Nepal) as Prince Siddhartha. It is a holiday observed by Buddhists throughout the world, though the exact date may differ from country to country. It is a

    School holiday

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    Monday june 10, 2024
    School holidays :

    Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boats)

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    Monday june 10, 2024
    Secular holiday : 5th day of the 5th lunar month, honoring the patriotic poet Qu Yuan with colorful dragon boat races. Zogzi dumplings (sticky rice with seasoning wrapped in reed leaves).

    International Travel Expo

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    Thursday june 13, 2024
    Tradeshows : Https://www.itehk.com/travelexpo/ 2024 edition confirmed

    Fathers' Day

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Saturday june 29, 2024
    School holidays :

    Special Administration Region (SAR) Day

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    Monday july 1, 2024
    Secular holiday : Marks the handover of HK's sovereignty from the UK to China on 1 July 1997. not a paid holiday

    Summer holiday (end) -- English schools

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    Monday august 12, 2024
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    Ghost Festival

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    Sunday august 18, 2024
    Culture : Hungry Ghost Festival (中元節 / 中元节) falls in the middle of the Ghost Month, supposed to be a bad time for business. Spirits being in high gear, thet are treated with a sumptuous feast, to please them and to bring luck to the family.

    Summer holiday (end)

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    Monday september 2, 2024
    School holidays :

    Late mid-Autumn festival

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    Wednesday september 18, 2024
    Secular holiday :