Add public holidays to ecalendar by subscribing to the ical calendar from 1823 as a feed or importing it to your application, you can add hong kong public holidays to your ecalendar easily. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. To see the dates these holidays fall on, please see the link on the hk government website. Generally, if there is a threeday or fourday if midautumn festival is near national day holiday, the government will declare it to be a sevenday or eightday holiday. Indonesian migrant domestic workers trafficked to hong kong 8 8 the findings are based on 97 indepth interviews conducted in indonesia and hong kong from may 2012 to march 20 with recent migrant domestic workers who had encountered problems during the migration process, as well as interviews with recruitment agencies and. What are the public holidays in hong kong for 2018. Impact assessment of nonpharmaceutical interventions against. Calendar subscriptions are a great way to stay up to date with holidays, sports, social media, and more. If you want to match the order of words, specify near apple, lemon, 2, true a percent sign % can be used to match zero or more characters. Most shops and restaurants in hong kong remain open during public holidays, with the exception of the first and second days of chinese new year.
Lunar new years day 25 january 2020 to 28 january 2020. Oro editions in hong kong, it is possible to walk all day without ever having to set foot on the ground. Generally speaking, hong kong people do not work on sundays. There are currently seven official public holidays in mainland china. 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. Transmission of hand, foot and mouth disease and its. Hong kong and bali combine perfectly for a twin centre holiday of excitement and relaxation. Cheap holidays to hong kong 20202021 travel republic. As well as the national public holidays listed below, individual states and cities also have their own separate holidays. Over the years, the accuracy of the qppstudio longterm worldwide public holidays forecasts, and the qppstudio reactivity to lastminute changes, has made qppstudio the source of reference for the worlds foremost diary and calendar publishers as well as major international companies, from the travel and tourism industry, international news services, finance and banking, telecommunications. Listing rules and guidance ld5620 hong kong stock exchange. And with icloud, you see all of your calendar subscriptions across all your devices. As you can see from the list below, most public hong kong holidays are lunarbased, so the dates are not fixed. Apr 20, 2017 a joint analysis of influenzaassociated hospitalizations and mortality in hong kong, 199820.
Steamy and gargantuan, hong kong has evolved into one of asias most lovable cities. Anyway, following are the public holiday of mainland china, hong kong and macau, for your reference. According to hong kong laws, when a designated public holiday falls on a sunday or on the same day of another holiday, the immediate following weekday would be a public holiday. Each years holidays are announced about three weeks before the start of the year by the general office of the state council. A joint analysis of influenzaassociated hospitalizations and mortality in hong kong, 199820. Influenza transmission declined substantially after the implementation of social distancing measures and changes in population behaviours in late january, with a 44% 95% ci 3453% reduction in transmissibility in the community, from an estimated r t of 128 95% ci 126 before the. Check 20 hong kong public holiday list with calendar. Table of contents foreword 1 chapter 1 on first employment 2 chapter 2 reimbursement of costs of documentation 7 chapter 3 payment and deduction of wages 9 chapter 4 rest days, holidays and leave 12 chapter 5 medical attention and sickness allowance 17 chapter 6 maternity protection 19 chapter 7 paternity leave 21 chapter 8 termination of employment contract 23. Avoid weekendspublic holidays and bring loads of cash. The flight application procedures are published in the hong kong aip, section gen 1. Alumni relations office city university of hong kong. Similarly, commonwealth day was a school holiday prior to the transfer of sovereignty, as is the. Apple is good means to find documents having the exact phrase apple is good. If youve made an appointment with us, we will contact you instead.
School vacation, holidays, publicbank holidays and moon phases in the year 2018 for china and all other countries and regions. Aseanhong kong, china free trade agreement enters into. Hong kong is packed with interest and has an amazing skyline, while balis beaches are as renowned as its intricate culture. A small fleet of chinese built byd electric taxis has been operating in hong kong since may 20. Below is our 2018 yearly calendar for hong kong with public holidays highlighted in red and todays date covered in green. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 outbreak on. First, second and third days of lunar new year are public holidays. Hong kong public holidays 2020 this page contains a national calendar of all 2020 public holidays. Its incredible skyline part neon, part steelandglass, part towering hills is one of the most majestic in the world, but its a mere backdrop to the 24hour flurry of activity that makes hong kong what it is. The day following good friday is on saturday, 11 april 2020. Room 11221, 11f, lau ming wai academic building 83 tat chee avenue, kowloon tong, kowloon map office hours. There are altogether 17 days public holidays each year, on which days the employees of banks, educational institutions, social institutions and government departments are free from work. Office hksco of hong kong civil aviation department cad respectively. Near apple, lemon, 2, false means to find documents having apple within 2 words apart from lemon.
If either lunar chinese new year day, the second day of lunar new year or the third day. A joint analysis of influenzaassociated hospitalizations. The ahkfta and asean hong kong, china investment agreement ahkia were signed by asean economic ministers and the secretary for commerce and economic development of hong kong on 12 november 2017 in pasay city, philippines. A notable feature of mainland chinese holidays is that weekends are usually swapped with the weekdays next to the actual holiday to create a longer holiday period. Hong kong public holidays below are listed public holidays in hong kong. This page contains the list of hong kong 2021 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, nonworking national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The world travel guide wtg is the flagship digital consumer brand within the columbus travel media portfolio. Chung yeung festival in hong kong calendar calendarlabs. Hksar establishment day is on wednesday, 01 july 2020. Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 outbreak on st. Import and export generalamendment regulation 20 with effect from 1 march 20 quantity of powdered formula for persons departing from hong kong.
Of these 17 dates, 12 are considered statutory holidays. The last change to hong kong s annual public holidays was made in 1999, but additional day in lieu public holidays have been declared in the past when easter and ching ming coincided 199805 and 20090425. National day in 2020 is on the thursday, 1st of oct 10012020. Public holidays and statutory holidays in hong kong are holidays designated by the government of hong kong.
Hong kong multicentre holidays holidays to hong kong. Hong kong officially has a 5day working week, with a lot of pubic hong kong holidays. Issued to those who intend to study in china for a period of more than 180 days. Hca 20072019 promotion, encouragement and incitement of the use or threat of violence via internetbased platform or medium.
Note that these procedures are not applicable to helicopter. The following list of general holidays for 20 is gazetted for public information. Covid19 cases in hong kong by date of reporting a and date of symptom onset b the chinese new year, a major winter festival in hong kong, was on jan 25, and there were public holidays on jan 2528. Travel for people with a disability before you visit hong kong, visit tripadvisor for the latest info and advice, written for travellers by travellers.
Its almost new year which means a new blank slate for vacationplanning for the eager beavers among us. If you are looking for a calendar in pdf format then please visit our pdf calendar section. Figure 1 shows the weekly hfmdassociated hospitalizations in hong kong between 1 january 2010 and 31 december 2014. Since december 2019, the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 in wuhan, china, has evolved into a regional epidemic, including in hong kong, a city in southern china. This page contains a national calendar of all 2019 public holidays. Feb 22, 20 a city without ground one of hong kongs elevated walkways. Under the administration of the united kingdom prior to 1997, the queens birthday was a public holiday observed in the second monday of june. They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Hkex listing decision hkexld5620 published in march. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Show holidays on a calendar print holidays to pdf unable to find that country please check your spelling and try again or select one of the available countries. If the first, second or third day falls on a sunday, the fourth day is a public holiday. Crown motors, the sole distributor for hong kong s main taxi supplier, toyota, received orders for 20 prius hybrid taxis in late 2012, which were introduced into service during 20. Today 26 february 2020 is not a holiday in hong kong.
Calendars online and print friendly for any year and month. Whether youre planning travel to hong kong, reminiscing about a great trip, or just browsing, this chan. To make things a whole lot easier, weve listed all of hong kongs 2017 holidays below which we took straight from the govhk website this year, there are weekday holidays, and 4 saturday holidays which means those who have fiveday work weeks end up losing out, for a. Check dates in 2016 for the first day of january, lunar new years day, good friday, easter monday, tuen ng festival, ching ming festival and the birthday of the buddha, christmas. In 2008, the labor day holiday was shortened to three days to reduce travel rushes to just twice a year, and instead, three traditional chinese holidays were added. Upcoming public holiday, and calendar of singapores public holidays for 2018, 2019 and 2020. Overview of holidays and many observances in united states during the year 20. Hong kong customs seizes suspected smuggled frozen meat with photos 7 may 2020.
The intended duration of stay in china is no more than 180 days. The hong kong legislative council legco has approved the special holiday 3 september 2015 bill, which declares thursday, september 3, 2015, as a oneoff nonworking public holiday in the hong kong special administrative region, to mark the 70th anniversary of the chinese victory in world war ii. Find the holidays dates and days in year 2015 like lunar new years day, good friday, ching ming festival, easter monday, labour day, the birthday of the buddha, tuen ng festival. Busy hong kong workers, did you start planning your welldeserved vacations. It was replaced by the hong kong special administrative region establishment day after the transfer of sovereignty to the peoples republic of china. Hong kong holidays 2016 public holidays and observances. The official youtube channel for discover hong kong. Jakarta, 11 june 2019 the asean hong kong, china free trade agreement ahkfta enters into force today, 11 june 2019, for hong kong and five asean member states, namely, lao pdr, myanmar, singapore, thailand and viet nam under the ahkfta, hong kong and singapore will grant tariff free access and will bind their customs duties at zero upon entry into force of the agreement. Our eservices, web chat and hotline remain available. In a city that never sleeps, its nice being able to look forward to so many days off. From 21 may, following the earlier opening of the hong kong central library and the six major libraries namely city hall, kowloon, tsuen wan, sha tin, tuen mun and ping shan tin shui wai public library, other 12 district libraries namely aberdeen, chai wan, lockhart road, lai chi kok, lam tin, ngau chi wan, yau ma tei, fanling, tai po, tiu keng leng, tsing yi and tung chung public library. Hong kong special administrative region establishment day. Most schools started holidays on jan 22 and were scheduled to resume on feb 3. All you need to know about public holidays and observances in hong kong.
Organised by the hktdc, the food expo is a popular summer event which takes place at the hkcec. Hong kong post office holidays 2016 post office holidays. Unlike chinese holiday arrangement, hong kong public holidays arrangement dont have working weekends. Hong kong public holidays 2018 this page contains a national calendar of all 2018 public holidays. The following list of general holidays for 2015, gazetted for public information by the hong kong government. Hong kong public holidays 2019 official hong kong public holiday calendar. Hong kong holidays 2016 public holidays and observances list of hong kong holidays 2016. In view of the covid19 situation, theres no need to visit mom services centre for advisory and transaction services. Check dates in 20 for lunar new years day, good friday, easter monday, ching ming festival, labour day, the birthday of the buddha, tuen ng festival, chung yeung festival, hksar establishment day. A joint analysis of influenzaassociated hospitalizations and.
Hong kong customs seizes suspected illicit cigarettes with photo 6 may 2020. Tailormake your own cheap holidays to hong kong for 20202021 with travel republic. The transfer of sovereignty over hong kong, commonly known as the handover of hong kong or simply the handover, also the return in mainland china and hong kong, occurred at midnight at the start of 1 july 1997, when the united kingdom ended administration for the colony of hong kong and returned control of the territory to china. Besides, they legally enjoy public or statutory holidays.
Overview of holidays and many observances in hong kong during the year 20. Find general holidays for the year 20 declared by the hong kong government. Earlier this week, the hong kong legislative council legco had issued a press release. Discover upcoming public holiday dates for hong kong and start planning to make the most of your time off. Hong kong public holiday september 3 public holidays. Because of one country and two systems, mainland china, hong kong and macau has different public holiday, before you make your visa trip, its better to check it carefully and dont make your schedule too tight. Except general post office and airport post office, all other post offices will be closed on sundays and public holidays. Check 20 public holidays declared by hong kong government. If you have business trip or other plan in hong kong then you need to pay attention to the below official hong kong public holiday calendar. Since december 2019, the emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 in wuhan, china, has evolved into a regional epidemic. Benjamin cowling bsc, phd the university of hong kong. Covid19 transmissibility measured by r t has remained at approximately 1 for 8 weeks in hong kong. Public holidays hongkong 2020 bank and national holidays. Aseanhong kong, china free trade agreement enters into force.
The ahkia is scheduled to enter into force on 17 june 2019 for hong kong and the five same asean member states. Date weekday holiday name holiday type jan 1 friday new years day national holiday feb 8 monday chinese lunar new years day national holiday feb 9 tuesday second day of chinese lunar new year national holiday feb 10. Chung yeung festival in 2020 is on the monday, 26th of oct 10262020. The following list of general holidays for 20 is gazetted for public information, myadsense. The slot clearance procedures are stipulated in the latest schedule coordination guidelines for hong kong international airport. The government of hong kong requires that employers provide employees with a. A comprehensive guide to the worlds best travel destinations, its print heritage stretches back more than 30 years, with the online portal reaching its 20year anniversary in 2019. According to the new arrangement under the general holidays and employment legislation substitution of holidaysamendment ordinance 2011, when either lunar new years day, the second day of lunar new year or the third day of lunar new year falls on a sunday, the fourth day of lunar new year is designated as a statutory and general holiday in substitution. Check hong kong public holidays for the calendar year 2016 declared by the government of hong kong.