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Hong Kong SAR China working days calculator

Hong Kong SAR China, 2026: 247 working days and 1976 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 17 national public holidays, 14 of them on working days.

Hong Kong SAR China 2026 at a glance

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Working days
247
Standard hours
1976
Free days
118
Calendar days
365
Holidays in period
17
Free days from holidays
14
Holidays on weekends
3

Today, Saturday 31 October, is not a working day. 204 working days of 2026 have passed and 43 are left.

Public holidays 2026

January

  • 1 Jan Thursday New Year's Day (元旦新年)

February

  • 17 Feb Tuesday Lunar New Year (農曆年初一)
  • 18 Feb Wednesday Second day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初二)
  • 19 Feb Thursday Third day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初三)

April

  • 3 Apr Friday Good Friday (耶穌受難節)
  • 4 Apr Saturday Holy Saturday (耶穌受難節翌日) Weekend
  • 6 Apr Monday Ching Ming Festival (清明節)
  • 7 Apr Tuesday Easter Monday (復活節星期一)

May

  • 1 May Friday Labour Day (勞動節)
  • 25 May Monday Buddha's Birthday (佛誕)

June

  • 19 Jun Friday Dragon Boat Festival (端午節)

July

  • 1 Jul Wednesday Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (香港特別行政區成立紀念日)

September

  • 26 Sept Saturday Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節翌日) Weekend

October

  • 1 Oct Thursday National Day (中華人民共和國國慶日)
  • 19 Oct Monday Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節)

December

  • 25 Dec Friday Christmas Day (聖誕節) Next
  • 26 Dec Saturday Boxing Day (聖誕節翌日) Weekend

Working days and hours by month 2026

Month Working days Hours
January 1 Jan New Year's Day (元旦新年) 21 168
February 17 Feb Lunar New Year (農曆年初一), 18 Feb Second day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初二), 19 Feb Third day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初三) 17 136
March 22 176
April 3 Apr Good Friday (耶穌受難節), 4 Apr Holy Saturday (耶穌受難節翌日), 6 Apr Ching Ming Festival (清明節), 7 Apr Easter Monday (復活節星期一) 19 152
May 1 May Labour Day (勞動節), 25 May Buddha's Birthday (佛誕) 19 152
June 19 Jun Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) 21 168
July 1 Jul Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (香港特別行政區成立紀念日) 22 176
August 21 168
September 26 Sep Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節翌日) 22 176
October 1 Oct National Day (中華人民共和國國慶日), 19 Oct Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節) 20 160
November 21 168
December 25 Dec Christmas Day (聖誕節), 26 Dec Boxing Day (聖誕節翌日) 22 176
Total 247 1976

How it works?

This calculator counts working days, public holidays, and shortened workdays for a selected country and period. A working day is any day outside the weekend (Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt Friday and Saturday) that is not a public holiday. Shortened workdays: in Estonia the working day immediately before New Year's Day, Independence Day, Victory Day and Christmas Eve is 3 hours shorter. In Latvia and Lithuania the working day immediately before every public holiday is 1 hour shorter (Latvian Labour Law § 135, Lithuanian Labour Code art. 112).

Holiday data comes from the Nager.Date public holiday database, updated annually.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a working day?

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day nor a public holiday. In Estonia and most countries the weekend is Saturday and Sunday; in Egypt it is Friday and Saturday.

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What is a shortened workday?

Under § 53 of the Estonian Employment Contracts Act, the working day before New Year's Day, Independence Day (24 February), Victory Day (23 June) and Christmas Eve (24 December) is shortened by three hours. The day shortened is the one immediately before the holiday: if that day is a day off (for example a Sunday), no working day is shortened - the Friday before stays a full day. In Estonia the day before other public holidays is not shortened. In Latvia (Labour Law § 135) and Lithuania (Labour Code art. 112) the working day right before every public holiday is one hour shorter for full-time staff.

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Why don’t some public holidays reduce the working day count?

If a public holiday falls on a weekend (Saturday or Sunday), it does not reduce the working day count, since those days would not be working days regardless.

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How are annual working hours calculated?

Multiply the working days by 8 hours and subtract the shortening for each shortened day - 3 hours in Estonia, 1 hour in Latvia and Lithuania: working days × 8 − shortened days × 3 (or × 1). Monthly norm hours work the same way from that month's working days. For part-time staff, use the agreed daily hours instead of 8.

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Working days and public holidays in other countries