Statutory Holidays for 2025
The 14 statutory holidays for 2025 are:
| 1. | The first day of January | 1 January | |
| 2. | Lunar New Year's Day | 29 January | |
| 3. | The second day of Lunar New Year | 30 January | |
| 4. | The third day of Lunar New Year | 31 January | |
| 5. | Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | |
| 6. | Labour Day | 1 May | |
| 7. | The Birthday of the Buddha | 5 May | |
| 8. | Tuen Ng Festival | 31 May | |
| 9. | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | |
| 10. | National Day | 1 October | |
| 11. | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 7 October | |
| 12. | Chung Yeung Festival | 29 October | |
| 13. | Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer) | 21 December or 25 December | |
| 14. | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 26 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 (21 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. 22 December), but this day should not be a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day.