General Holidays
General holidays are for banks, schools,
public offices and government departments.
The following lists of General Holidays for 2003 are
gazetted for public information:
General Holidays for
2003
| Every Sunday |
Sunday |
| The first day of January |
1 Jan |
Wednesday |
| Lunar New Year's Day |
1 Feb |
Saturday |
| The second day of the Lunar New Year |
31 Jan |
Friday ** |
| The third day of the Lunar New Year |
3 Feb |
Monday |
| Ching Ming Festival |
5 Apr |
Saturday |
| Good Friday |
18 Apr |
Friday |
| The day following Good Friday |
19 Apr |
Saturday |
| Easter Monday |
21 Apr |
Monday |
| Labour Day |
1 May |
Thursday |
| The Buddha's Birthday |
8 May |
Thursday |
| Tuen Ng Festival |
4 June |
Wednesday |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Establishment Day |
1 July |
Tuesday |
| The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn
Festival |
12 Sep |
Friday |
| National Day |
1 Oct |
Wednesday |
| Chung Yeung Festival |
4 Oct |
Saturday |
| Christmas Day |
25 Dec |
Thursday |
| The first weekday after Christmas Day |
26 Dec |
Friday |
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| ** "As the
second day of the Lunar New Year falls on a Sunday, the day preceding the Lunar New Year's
Day will be designated as an additional general holiday" said a Government spokesman. |
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