Hong Kong’s statutory holidays in 2025 are as follows: Every Sunday The first day of January(1 January, Wednesday) Lunar New Year’s Day(29 January, Wednesday) The second day of the Lunar New Year(30 January, Thursday) The third day of the Lunar New Year(31 January, ...
There are a number of statutory holidays, also known as public holidays, in Hong Kong designed to celebrateimportant events and festivals. Each year, the government takes note of which of these holidays fall on the weekend. When one does, they usually designate a weekday (usually the first M...
Hong Kong at the moment has 17 national holidays. Two of these big days are regarded as statutory public holidays. That means that the Hong Kong government requires for employees to give workers a paid day off in all of such holidays. The employers may need for their employees to be at ...
As part of changes to the number of statutory holidays, The Buddha's Birthday became a statutory holiday from 2022. The Buddha's Birthday was only made a holiday in 1998 following the Handover of Hong Kong from the UK to China in 1997. Traditions of Buddha's Birthday in Hong Kong While...
are interested in local festivals and traditional celebrations. Or maybe you would like to avoid higher hotel prices during holidays. Besides, nothing can be more frustrating to find out that the must-see attraction, museum or institution you planed to visit is closed due to statutory holidays. ...
It is quite common for a former employee, post termination, to make claims for unpaid statutory holiday pay or annual leave pay. This is what happened in the case of 甘建霖 對 Ray White (Hong Kong) Limited [2025] HKCFI 728.
Hong Kong currently celebrates 17 holidays. Of these 17 dates, 12 are considered statutory holidays. The government of Hong Kong requires that employers provide employees with a paid day off for all statutory holidays; employers can require employees to work on the remaining five holidays as part...
In the 2024 policy address by the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR, a number of notable employment related issues were mentioned. We summarise the key issues below: Statutory Severance/ Long Service Payment Currently, an employer can set off the value of its mandatory provident fund contribution...
Further, Hong Kong has some Western holidays in addition to holidays that match most of China’s official holidays. It currently has 13 statutory holidays (also called labor or factory holidays) and 17 public holidays (also called bank holidays). However, starting in 2024, the number of statut...
Ching Ming Festival in Hong Kong Easter Monday is a general holiday but not a statutory holiday. If an employer states in the employment contract that its employees are only allowed to take statutory holidays, it is legal to require the employees to work on public holidays that are not statut...