Use Cases
Hong Kong Working Day Use Cases
1-Month Notice Period Calculator (Hong Kong)
Configurable Employment Ordinance example
Scenario
Assume an employee gives notice on 15 September 2025, has completed probation, is employed under a continuous contract, and has a contract that does not state a notice period. The Labour Department's table gives a period of not less than one month for this situation. Calculate one calendar month using the published month-boundary method.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
6 stepsStep 1
Deadline
Select Deadline mode
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Applies the published calendar-month method to this example
- •Shows that the notice day is included in a month-based period
- •Keeps the weekend and General Holiday treatment visible
- •Records the selected period and boundary settings
- •Leaves contract interpretation and employment status to the user
Review the calculator settings in the Default Mode guide or read Employment notice periods in Hong Kong.
Litigation Associate:
High Court Short Filing Deadline
Scenario
Assume the service rule gives a deemed service date of 7 January 2026 and a High Court order requires a reply within five days after service. Enter the deemed date as the start date. The selected court profile leaves Saturdays, Sundays and General Holidays out of this short count. Check the order, service rule and instructions about whether the first and last dates count.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
6 stepsStep 1
Court Rules
Select Court Rules
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Applies the selected court profile's short-period settings
- •Starts from the deemed service date supplied by the user
- •Leaves out Saturdays, Sundays, and General Holidays in this five-day example
- •Shows any final-day adjustment in the result
Review the Court Rules guide or check the Judiciary's Order 3 summary.
Litigation Associate:
High Court Pleading Deadline That Excludes August
Scenario
Assume RHC Order 3 rule 3 excludes the Summer Vacation from a High Court pleading deadline. The start date is 30 July 2026 and the period is 5 days after service. Turn on the August exclusion for this calculation. Do not treat it as a rule for every Hong Kong court deadline.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
6 stepsStep 1
Court Rules
Select Court Rules
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Shows when August is excluded for High Court pleading deadlines
- •Keeps the August exclusion as an explicit user-selected rule control
- •Makes it clear that the exclusion is not a baseline rule for every HK deadline
- •Provides a concrete worked example for RHC Order 3 rule 3
See the Court Rules guide and check the Judiciary's Order 3 summary.
Conveyancing Solicitor:
ASP Execution Deadline (First-hand Sale)
Scenario
A purchaser enters into a Preliminary Agreement for Sale and Purchase (PASP) for a first-hand residential property on 28 January 2025. The SRPA says the purchaser must execute the formal Agreement for Sale and Purchase (ASP) within 5 working days. The three Lunar New Year General Holidays fall on 29–31 January. This example counts the scheduled holidays and weekends; it assumes no black rainstorm or gale warning day affects the period.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
6 stepsStep 1
Deadline
Select Deadline mode
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Shows the scheduled part of the first-hand five-working-day count
- •Lists the weekends and Hong Kong General Holidays left out of the result
- •Makes the Lunar New Year holiday cluster visible
- •Keeps the PASP trigger date and boundary choices visible for checking
- •Leaves weather-warning checks and legal conclusions to the user
Review the settings in the Default Mode guide or read first-hand property sale deadlines.
Compliance Officer:
Substantial Shareholder Disclosure (SFO Part XV)
Scenario
Assume a fund becomes aware on Thursday 2 April 2026 of an event that carries the usual three-business-day notification period under Part XV of the Securities and Futures Ordinance. The Easter and Ching Ming holiday cluster follows. This example counts scheduled non-business days; it assumes no gale or black rainstorm warning day affects the period.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
6 stepsStep 1
Deadline
Select Deadline mode
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Counts the usual three-business-day period from the supplied awareness date
- •Leaves out Saturdays, Sundays, and Hong Kong General Holidays
- •Shows the Easter and Ching Ming holiday cluster in the count
- •Leaves warning-day checks and disclosure status for separate review
Learn how to check the omitted dates in the result guide or browse working day articles.
Project Manager:
SFBC Interim Payment Certificate Response
Scenario
The architect issues an interim payment certificate on 29 September 2025 under a standard-form construction contract. The contractor must issue a payment response within the period stated in the contract (14 working days in this example). In this scenario, working days exclude Sundays and General Holidays. National Day (1 October) and Mid-Autumn Festival (7 October) both fall within this period. Calculate the response deadline.
Example Workflow
Use the step row to inspect each part of the workflow.
7 stepsStep 1
Deadline
Select Deadline mode
Result Example
Why This Matters
- •Counts the user-supplied contractual period using the SFBC working week
- •Leaves out Sundays and Hong Kong General Holidays
- •Shows the National Day and Mid-Autumn holidays inside this period
- •Keeps the certificate date, period, and boundary settings visible
Review the Business Context setting or browse working day articles.