Hong Kong has 17 named General Holidays in 2027, as well as every Sunday. The Lunar New Year dates are Saturday 6 February, Monday 8 February and Tuesday 9 February. Day 2 falls on Sunday, so Day 4 is the substitute holiday.
The Hong Kong Government gazetted the list on 15 May 2026. The calculator uses these General Holidays in an ordinary Hong Kong working-day count. A contract or employment rule may instead use the separate Statutory Holiday list.
The 17 named General Holidays in 2027
| Date | Day | Gazetted name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | The first day of January |
| 6 February | Saturday | Lunar New Year's Day |
| 8 February | Monday | The third day of Lunar New Year |
| 9 February | Tuesday | The fourth day of Lunar New Year |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday |
| 27 March | Saturday | The day following Good Friday |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday |
| 5 April | Monday | Ching Ming Festival |
| 1 May | Saturday | Labour Day |
| 13 May | Thursday | The Birthday of the Buddha |
| 9 June | Wednesday | Tuen Ng Festival |
| 1 July | Thursday | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
| 16 September | Thursday | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
| 1 October | Friday | National Day |
| 8 October | Friday | Chung Yeung Festival |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day |
| 27 December | Monday | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
There are no named General Holidays in August or November. Every Sunday is also a General Holiday under the Ordinance.
Why the list names Lunar New Year Day 4
The first four lunar days in 2027 fall like this:
| Lunar day | Date | Treatment |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Saturday 6 February | Named General Holiday |
| Day 2 | Sunday 7 February | Sunday; replaced under the Lunar New Year substitution rule |
| Day 3 | Monday 8 February | Named General Holiday |
| Day 4 | Tuesday 9 February | Named substitute General Holiday |
The General Holidays Ordinance provides that if Lunar New Year's Day, Day 2 or Day 3 falls on a Sunday, Day 4 replaces it. The 2027 list therefore names Day 1, Day 3 and Day 4.
For someone who normally has weekends off, this creates four consecutive dates away from work, from Saturday 6 February through Tuesday 9 February. The Employment Ordinance has separate rules for statutory-holiday entitlement and substitute holidays.
Saturday holidays use the published dates
Three named holidays fall on Saturday in 2027:
- Lunar New Year's Day on 6 February;
- Labour Day on 1 May; and
- Christmas Day on 25 December.
Hong Kong has no single rule that moves every Saturday General Holiday to Monday. Use the gazetted list rather than adding a substitute date by analogy.
The Christmas entry shows why the exact name matters. The 2027 list gives the first weekday after Christmas Day as Monday 27 December. That date follows the wording of the General Holidays Ordinance. It is not a general Saturday-substitution rule for Christmas Day.
The Statutory Holiday list has a different purpose
General Holidays come from the General Holidays Ordinance. The Ordinance defines them as holidays kept by banks, educational establishments, public offices and government departments, subject to its provisions.
Statutory Holidays are employee entitlements under the Employment Ordinance. There are 15 in 2027. Easter Monday is included, but Good Friday and the day following Good Friday are not yet on the statutory list.
The remaining additions are scheduled as follows:
| From | Added Statutory Holiday | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2028 | Good Friday | 16 |
| 2030 | The day following Good Friday | 17 |
The statutory list also allows the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day, at the employer's option. Its rules for rest days, alternative holidays and substituted holidays are separate from the annual General Holiday calendar.
If a contract or rule uses the term "working day", establish which holiday list its definition uses. It may use General Holidays, Statutory Holidays or another list entirely.
General Holidays change a working-day calculation
Assume a document gives five working days after Wednesday 24 March 2027. It expressly excludes Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays. The start date is excluded and the fifth working day is included.
| Date | Count |
|---|---|
| Thursday 25 March | Working day 1 |
| Friday 26 March | Good Friday — excluded |
| Saturday 27 March | Weekend and the day following Good Friday — excluded |
| Sunday 28 March | Sunday — excluded |
| Monday 29 March | Easter Monday — excluded |
| Tuesday 30 March | Working day 2 |
| Wednesday 31 March | Working day 3 |
| Thursday 1 April | Working day 4 |
| Friday 2 April | Working day 5 |
The calculated date is Friday 2 April 2027. Good Friday and Easter Monday are excluded because they are General Holidays.
Open the five-working-day example in the calculator.
The result follows the stated definition. A calendar-day period or a rule using different exclusions will produce a different date.
Holiday blocks for a Monday-to-Friday schedule
For a Monday-to-Friday schedule:
- 1–3 January;
- 6–9 February;
- 26–29 March;
- 3–5 April;
- 1–3 October;
- 8–10 October; and
- 25–27 December.
The two October holidays fall on consecutive Fridays. They shorten two working weeks in that schedule, but do not change a period counted in calendar days.
The 2027 long-weekend guide covers leave planning separately. This page deals with the official dates and their treatment in a calculation.
Use the General Holiday calendar for the stated count
The Hong Kong calculator includes the General Holidays in the table, including Good Friday and the day following Good Friday. It shows the dates excluded from the particular working-day count.
The source that sets the period must establish the unit, trigger, boundary treatment, excluded days and any adjustment when the result falls on a closed day. It must also establish whether a private closure affects the period. The calculator applies the settings entered for those points.
For a rule-by-rule comparison, see working days versus calendar days.
Sources and verification
Sources checked on 3 August 2026:
- GovHK: General Holidays for 2027 — the complete annual list, weekdays and Lunar New Year substitution.
- Hong Kong Government: General Holidays for 2027 published — publication date and official explanation of the Day 2 substitution.
- Hong Kong e-Legislation: General Holidays Ordinance, Schedule — the named holidays and Sunday substitution rules.
- Labour Department: Statutory Holidays for 2027 — the 15 employment holidays and rest-day treatment.
- Labour Department: Increase of Statutory Holidays — the additions scheduled for 2028 and 2030.
