Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Hong Kong 2027
Hong Kong has 17 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 13 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Hong Kong 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 17
- Of those, on a working day
- 13
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- February (3)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Hong Kong, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | 元旦新年 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Lunar New Year | 農曆年初一 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Second day of Lunar New Year | 農曆年初二 | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Third day of Lunar New Year | 農曆年初三 | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | 耶穌受難節 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Holy Saturday | 耶穌受難節翌日 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | 復活節星期一 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Ching Ming Festival | 清明節 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | 勞動節 | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕 | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Dragon Boat Festival | 端午節 | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節翌日 | Nationwide | |
| Friday | National Day | 中華人民共和國國慶日 | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Chung Yeung Festival | 重陽節 | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | 聖誕節 | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Boxing Day | 聖誕節翌日 | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Hong Kong
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (7)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Second day of Lunar New Year, Third day of Lunar New Year.
- Friday 26 March to Monday 29 March 2027: 4 days off, with Good Friday, Easter Monday.
- Saturday 3 April to Monday 5 April 2027: 3 days off, with Ching Ming Festival.
- Friday 1 October to Sunday 3 October 2027: 3 days off, with National Day.
- Friday 8 October to Sunday 10 October 2027: 3 days off, with Chung Yeung Festival.
- Saturday 25 December to Monday 27 December 2027: 3 days off, with Boxing Day.
Bridge days (3)
- Friday 14 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 13 May to Sunday 16 May 2027 (next to Buddha's Birthday).
- Friday 2 July: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 1 July to Sunday 4 July 2027 (next to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day).
- Friday 17 September: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Thursday 16 September to Sunday 19 September 2027 (next to Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Hong Kong applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Hong Kong to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/hong-kong/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Hong Kong's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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