All 15 statutory holidays in Hong Kong for 2026, with the date and day of the week, as published by the Labour Department. Below the list: long weekends, what each holiday is about, and what the holidays mean for domestic helpers and their employers.
See also: Hong Kong Statutory Holidays 2027 · Singapore Public Holidays 2026
Every helper gets them all, from her first day.
Paid holidays once she has worked 3 months for her employer. The day off itself can’t be swapped for money.
Three days or more off for families with Saturdays off.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| The first day of January Thursday, 1 January 2026 | |
| Lunar New Year’s Day Tuesday, 17 February 2026 | |
| The second day of Lunar New Year Wednesday, 18 February 2026 | |
| The third day of Lunar New Year Thursday, 19 February 2026 | |
| Ching Ming Festival Sunday, 5 April 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day. | |
| Easter Monday Monday, 6 April 2026. New statutory holiday from 2026. | |
| Labour Day Friday, 1 May 2026 | |
| The Birthday of the Buddha Sunday, 24 May 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day. | |
| Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boat) Friday, 19 June 2026 | |
| HKSAR Establishment Day Wednesday, 1 July 2026 | |
| The day following Mid-Autumn Festival Saturday, 26 September 2026 | |
| National Day Thursday, 1 October 2026 | |
| Chung Yeung Festival Sunday, 18 October 2026. Falls on a Sunday. If that is her rest day, she gets the next day off that is not a holiday or rest day. | |
| Winter Solstice or Christmas Day Tuesday or Friday, 22 December 2026 or 25 December 2026. The employer chooses one of the two. | |
| The first weekday after Christmas Day Saturday, 26 December 2026 |
Hong Kong also has a few more general holidays (bank holidays), such as Good Friday. Those are not statutory holidays, so a helper gets them only if her contract says so. Good Friday becomes a statutory holiday in 2028 and the day after Good Friday in 2030.
For families with Saturdays and Sundays off, 2026 has 3 long weekends of three days or more:
This counts statutory holidays only. Offices and banks that also close on the general holidays, such as Good Friday and the day after it, get a longer Easter break.
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New Year’s Day, after the countdown fireworks over Victoria Harbour. A statutory holiday, so every helper gets the day off.
The most important festival for Chinese families, with three statutory holidays. Families visit relatives, eat festive food and give red packets (lai see), and many employers give their helper one too. It is a busy time for helpers with cleaning and visitors before the holiday, but the statutory days off still apply. When one of the days falls on a Sunday, another day replaces it.
Tomb Sweeping Day. Families visit their ancestors’ graves to clean them and make offerings of food, flowers and incense.
The day after Easter Sunday, a statutory holiday since 2026. Good Friday and the day after it are general holidays only (no statutory day off) until they become statutory holidays in 2028 and 2030.
Held on 1 May every year to honour workers. A statutory holiday for every helper.
Buddhists visit temples to bathe statues of the Buddha, a symbol of washing away bad deeds. A statutory holiday since 2022.
The Dragon Boat Festival, on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Teams race dragon boats in the harbours and families eat sticky rice dumplings (zongzi).
Marks 1 July 1997, when Hong Kong returned to China and became a Special Administrative Region.
Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated with lanterns, mooncakes and the full moon, late into the night. The statutory holiday is the day after, so families can rest.
The National Day of the People’s Republic of China, on 1 October every year.
On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, families visit their ancestors’ graves, and many people hike up hills, a custom said to bring good luck.
The employer chooses one of the two. Winter Solstice (Dong Zhi) is a family dinner day for Chinese families; Christmas Day matters most to Christian helpers. Agree on which one early in the year.
Boxing Day, a statutory holiday since 2024. In Hong Kong law a weekday is any day except Sunday, so it can fall on a Saturday.
An employer who does not give statutory holidays or holiday pay can be fined up to HK$50,000. Source: Labour Department, Concise Guide to the Employment Ordinance.
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15. Easter Monday was added in 2026. Good Friday will be added in 2028 (16) and the day after Good Friday in 2030 (17).
The holidays are on Tuesday 17 February, Wednesday 18 February, Thursday 19 February 2026.
3 for families with Saturdays off: 4–6 Apr (Ching Ming Festival, Easter Monday); 1–3 May (Labour Day); 19–21 Jun (Tuen Ng Festival).
Yes. Helpers are covered by the Employment Ordinance and get all statutory holidays from their first day. They are paid for them after 3 months with the same employer.
Statutory (labour) holidays are the days every employee, including helpers, must get off. General holidays are bank and office holidays, which include a few extra days such as Good Friday. Helpers get those only if their contract says so.
No. The employer must give the holiday or another day off. Paying money instead of the day off is not allowed.
You get the next day off that is not a statutory holiday, alternative holiday, substituted holiday or rest day.
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