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Year Summary

Hong Kong Working Days 2025: Monthly Breakdown

Check how many working days fall in each month of 2025 in Hong Kong. The summary shows monthly working-day totals, General Holiday disruptions, weekend counts, and the full-year figure in one place.

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Examples of the planning decisions this summary supports.

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Jurisdiction
Hong Kong
Total Working Days
246
Monthly working-day chart loads after the summary.

Monthly totals

Monthly breakdown

Use this table when you need the exact monthly totals behind the chart. It shows how working days, general holidays, and weekend days shape Hong Kong in 2025.

Updates when the year changes

January

Shortest month

Work

19

Hols4

Wknd8

February

Work

20

Hols0

Wknd8

March

Work

21

Hols0

Wknd10

April

Work

19

Hols3

Wknd8

May

Work

20

Hols2

Wknd9

June

Work

21

Hols0

Wknd9

July

Peak month

Work

22

Hols1

Wknd8

August

Work

21

Hols0

Wknd10

September

Work

22

Hols0

Wknd8

October

Work

20

Hols3

Wknd8

November

Work

20

Hols0

Wknd10

December

Work

21

Hols2

Wknd8

Work

246

Hols

15

Wknd

104

New Year's Day

1 Jan

Mid-week break

Labour Day

1 May

Mid-week break

Previewing 2 of 6 disrupted weeks. Expand for the full list.

New Year's Day

Hong Kong-wide

1 Jan

Mid-week holiday

Wednesday Holiday

Labour Day

Hong Kong-wide

1 May

Mid-week holiday

Thursday Holiday

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Hong Kong-wide

1 Jul

Mid-week holiday

Tuesday Holiday

National Day

Hong Kong-wide

1 Oct

Mid-week holiday

Wednesday Holiday

Mid-Autumn Festival

Hong Kong-wide

7 Oct

Mid-week holiday

Tuesday Holiday

Chung Yeung Festival

Hong Kong-wide

29 Oct

Mid-week holiday

Wednesday Holiday

Lunar New Year's Day and 2 more holidays

29 Jan - 2 Feb

5 days off

Ching Ming Festival

4 Apr - 6 Apr

3 days off

Previewing 2 of 5 long weekends. Expand for the full list.

Lunar New Year's Day and 2 more holidays

Hong Kong-wide

29 Jan - 2 Feb

5 days off

Friday HolidayThursday Holiday

Ching Ming Festival

Hong Kong-wide

4 Apr - 6 Apr

3 days off

Friday Holiday

Good Friday and 2 more holidays

Hong Kong-wide

18 Apr - 21 Apr

4 days off

Monday HolidayFriday Holiday

The Birthday of the Buddha

Hong Kong-wide

3 May - 5 May

3 days off

Monday Holiday

Christmas Day / Boxing Day

Hong Kong-wide

25 Dec - 28 Dec

4 days off

Friday HolidayThursday Holiday

Direct monthly answers

How many working days are in each month?

There are 246 working days in 2025 in Hong Kong under this General Holiday profile. The monthly answers below update when you change the year.

January 2025

There are 19 working days in January 2025 in Hong Kong.

February 2025

There are 20 working days in February 2025 in Hong Kong.

March 2025

There are 21 working days in March 2025 in Hong Kong.

April 2025

There are 19 working days in April 2025 in Hong Kong.

May 2025

There are 20 working days in May 2025 in Hong Kong.

June 2025

There are 21 working days in June 2025 in Hong Kong.

July 2025

There are 22 working days in July 2025 in Hong Kong.

August 2025

There are 21 working days in August 2025 in Hong Kong.

September 2025

There are 22 working days in September 2025 in Hong Kong.

October 2025

There are 20 working days in October 2025 in Hong Kong.

November 2025

There are 20 working days in November 2025 in Hong Kong.

December 2025

There are 21 working days in December 2025 in Hong Kong.

How to use Hong Kong working day totals in planning

Hong Kong working-day totals shift when movable General Holidays such as Lunar New Year, Easter, Ching Ming, and the Birthday of the Buddha fall on different weekdays. Those shifts affect contracts, filing plans, service levels, and staffing assumptions whenever work is measured in business days rather than simple calendar time.

Finance teams use the totals for budget pacing and workload planning. Legal teams use them to estimate realistic lead times for multi-step matters. Property teams use the same totals to avoid completion dates that sit too close to holiday clusters or substitution days.

Quick answers

Year Summary FAQs

Working days exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and all 17 General Holidays defined under the General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149). Sunday substitution rules are applied automatically when a holiday falls on Sunday.

The summary uses Hong Kong's gazetted General Holidays for the selected year, including movable dates such as Lunar New Year, Easter, Ching Ming, the Birthday of the Buddha, and Mid-Autumn observances.

Disrupted weeks highlight periods where a mid-week General Holiday compresses filing windows, staffing plans, payroll cutoffs, or delivery commitments. They are often the weeks where deadline assumptions fail.

No. Year Summary tracks weekends and General Holidays only. Court vacations, typhoon closures, and organisation-specific shutdowns should be checked separately in the calculator or wallplanner.

Use the monthly totals and longest work streaks to choose safer filing windows, schedule property milestones, and avoid periods where Easter, Ching Ming, or Lunar New Year remove practical working time.