Statutory Holidays for 2024
The 14 statutory holidays for 2024 are:
1. | The first day of January | 1 January | |
2. | Lunar New Year’s Day | 10 February | |
3. | The third day of Lunar New Year | 12 February | |
4. | The fourth day of Lunar New Year | 13 February | |
5. | Ching Ming Festival | 4 April | |
6. | Labour Day | 1 May | |
7. | The Birthday of the Buddha | 15 May | |
8. | Tuen Ng Festival | 10 June | |
9. | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 1 July | |
10. | The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival | 18 September | |
11. | National Day | 1 October | |
12. | Chung Yeung Festival | 11 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 |
*According to the Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021, the newly added statutory holiday from 2024 onwards is the first weekday after Christmas Day.
Please note:
(i)According to the Employment Ordinance, when either Lunar New Year’s Day, the second day of the Lunar New Year or the third day of the Lunar New Year falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is designated as a statutory holiday in substitution; and in the event that the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Sunday, the day thereafter (i.e. the 17th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar) is designated as a statutory holiday in substitution. As the second day of Lunar New Year of 2024 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year will be designated as a statutory holiday.
(ii)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.