Statutory Holidays for 2019
The 12 statutory holidays for 2019 are:
| 1. | The first day of January | 1 January | |
| 2. | Lunar New Year’s Day | 5 February | |
| 3. | The second day of Lunar New Year | 6 February | |
| 4. | The third day of Lunar New Year | 7 February | |
| 5. | Ching Ming Festival | 5 April | |
| 6. | Labour Day | 1 May | |
| 7. | Tuen Ng Festival | 7 June | |
| 8. | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | |
| 9. | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 14 September | |
| 10. | National Day | 1 October | |
| 11. | Chung Yeung Festival | 7 October | |
| 12. | Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer) | 22 December or 25 December |
Please note:
All employees are entitled to the above statutory holidays. If the statutory holiday falls on a rest day, a holiday should be granted on the day following the rest day which is not a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day. An employee having been employed under a continuous contract for not less than 3 months is entitled to the holiday pay which is equivalent to the average daily wages earned by the employee in the 12-month period preceding the holiday.
Reference example:
An employee is granted rest days on Sundays and his/ her employer chooses the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival (22 December) as statutory holiday. As the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival falls on Sunday, the employer should grant a holiday on the next day (i.e. 23 December), but this day should not be a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day.