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    Hong Kong SAR China working days and public holidays 2025

    Hong Kong SAR China, 2025: 246 working days and 1968 working hours at 8 hours a day. There are 17 national public holidays, 15 of them on working days.

    Hong Kong SAR China 2025 at a glance

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    Working days
    246
    Standard hours
    1968
    Free days
    119
    Calendar days
    365
    Holidays in period
    17
    Free days from holidays
    15
    Holidays on weekends
    2

    Public holidays 2025

    January

    • 1 Jan Wednesday New Year's Day (元旦新年)
    • 29 Jan Wednesday Lunar New Year (農曆年初一)
    • 30 Jan Thursday Second day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初二)
    • 31 Jan Friday Third day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初三)

    April

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

    May

    • 1 May Thursday Labour Day (勞動節)
    • 5 May Monday Buddha's Birthday (佛誕)
    • 31 May Saturday Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) Weekend

    July

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

    October

    • 1 Oct Wednesday National Day (中華人民共和國國慶日)
    • 7 Oct Tuesday Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節翌日)
    • 29 Oct Wednesday Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節)

    December

    • 25 Dec Thursday Christmas Day (聖誕節)
    • 26 Dec Friday Boxing Day (聖誕節翌日)

    Working days and hours by month 2025

    Month Working days Hours
    January 1 Jan New Year's Day (元旦新年), 29 Jan Lunar New Year (農曆年初一), 30 Jan Second day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初二), 31 Jan Third day of Lunar New Year (農曆年初三) 19 152
    February 20 160
    March 21 168
    April 4 Apr Ching Ming Festival (清明節), 18 Apr Good Friday (耶穌受難節), 19 Apr Holy Saturday (耶穌受難節翌日), 21 Apr Easter Monday (復活節星期一) 19 152
    May 1 May Labour Day (勞動節), 5 May Buddha's Birthday (佛誕), 31 May Dragon Boat Festival (端午節) 20 160
    June 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 22 176
    October 1 Oct National Day (中華人民共和國國慶日), 7 Oct Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節翌日), 29 Oct Chung Yeung Festival (重陽節) 20 160
    November 20 160
    December 25 Dec Christmas Day (聖誕節), 26 Dec Boxing Day (聖誕節翌日) 21 168
    Total 246 1968

    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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