The following list of general holidays for 2021 was gazetted today (May 15) for public information:
 

Every Sunday			Sunday
The first day of January		January 1	Friday
Lunar New Year's Day		February 12	Friday
The second day of Lunar New Year		February 13	Saturday
The fourth day of Lunar New Year		February 15	Monday
Good Friday		April 2	Friday
The day following Good Friday		April 3	Saturday
The day following Ching Ming Festival		April 5	Monday
The day following Easter Monday		April 6	Tuesday
Labour Day		May 1	Saturday
Birthday of the Buddha		May 19	Wednesday
Tuen Ng Festival		June 14	Monday
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day		July 1	Thursday
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival		September 22	Wednesday
National Day		October 1	Friday
Chung Yeung Festival		October 14	Thursday
Christmas Day		December 25	Saturday
The first weekday after Christmas Day		December 27	Monday

 
     A Government spokesman said, "As the third day of the Lunar New Year in 2021 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is designated as a general holiday in substitution. Furthermore, as the Ching Ming Festival in 2021 falls on a Sunday, the following day will be designated as a general holiday in substitution. However, as the day following the Ching Ming Festival and Easter Monday fall on the same day, the next day that is not itself a general holiday will be observed as an additional general holiday. With regard to the proposal for gradually increasing the number of statutory holidays, we need to make an objective assessment of the financial burden on employers brought about by the proposal and its impact on society and the economy, and more. After completing the analysis, we will submit it to the Labour Advisory Board for discussion this year."

Ends/Friday, May 15, 2020
Issued at HKT 11:00

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