The following list of general holidays for 2016 is gazetted for public information:
| Every Sunday |
|
Sunday |
| The first day of January |
1 January |
Friday |
| Lunar New Year’s Day |
8 February |
Monday |
| The second day of Lunar New Year |
9 February |
Tuesday |
| The third day of Lunar New Year |
10 February |
Wednesday |
| Good Friday |
25 March |
Friday |
| The day following Good Friday |
26 March |
Saturday |
| Easter Monday |
28 March |
Monday |
| Ching Ming Festival |
4 April |
Monday |
| The day following the Labour Day |
2 May |
Monday |
| The Birthday of the Buddha |
14 May |
Saturday |
| Tuen Ng Festival |
9 June |
Thursday |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
1 July |
Friday |
| The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
16 September |
Friday |
| National Day |
1 October |
Saturday |
| The day following the Chung Yeung Festival |
10 October |
Monday |
| The first weekday after Christmas Day |
26 December |
Monday |
| The second weekday after Christmas Day |
27 December |
Tuesday |
"As both the Labour Day and the Chung Yeung Festival in 2016 fall on a Sunday, the day following them is designated as a general holiday in substitution; and as Christmas Day in 2016 falls on a Sunday, the second weekday after Christmas Day is designated as a general holiday in substitution," said a Government spokesman.
