Hong Kong Public Holidays 2022 – Hong Kong, formally known as the People’s Republic of China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Territory, is a Chinese metropolis and special administrative region located in the Pearl River Delta in the country’s east. We’ve updated the calendar for Hong Kong Public Holidays in 2022; scroll down to see the full list of Hong Kong Public Holidays in 2022.

Hong Kong

Hong Kong was founded as a British Empire colony in 1842, following the Qing Empire’s abandonment of Hong Kong Island to Xin’an County at the conclusion of the First Opium War in 1841. The region was expanded to encompass Kowloon Peninsula during the Second Opium War in 1860, and the New Territories were leased for 99 years in 1898. Imperial Japan occupied British Hong Kong from 1941 to 1945, however the territory was restored to British authority following Japan’s defeat. China gained complete control of the territory in 1997. Hong Kong operates under the concept of “one nation, two systems,” with its own political and economic systems distinct from those of mainland China. This page includes a national calendar for the year 2022 that includes all public holidays. Please revisit this page periodically for changes, since these dates are subject to change whenever formal revisions are made.

Hong Kong Public Holidays 2022

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year’s Day
1 Feb	Tue	Lunar New Year
2 Feb	Wed	The Second Day of Lunar New Year
3 Feb	Thu	The Third Day of Lunar New Year
5 Apr	Tue	Ching Ming Festival
15 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
16 Apr	Sat	The Day Following Good Friday
18 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Sun	Labour Day
2 May	Mon	Labour Day Holiday
8 May	Sun	Birthday of Buddha
9 May	Mon	Birthday of Buddha Holiday
3 Jun	Fri	Tuen Ng Festival
1 Jul	Fri	HKSAR Establishment Day
12 Sep	Mon	The Day Following Mid-Autumn Festival
1 Oct	Sat	National Day
4 Oct	Tue	Chung Yeung Festival
25 Dec	Sun	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Mon	The First Weekday After Christmas Day
27 Dec	Tue	Christmas Holiday

Statutory Holidays in Hong Kong in 2022

The Employment (Amendment) Ordinance 2021 will take effect on January 1, 2022. The first newly added statutory holiday is the Buddha’s Birthday, which comes on May 8, 2022. If the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Sunday, the following day (i.e. the seventeenth day of the eighth lunar month) is designated as a statutory holiday in its stead by the Employment Ordinance. Due to the fact that the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival in 2022 occurs on a Sunday, the 12th of September (Monday) will be designated as a statutory holiday. All employees are entitled to the aforementioned statutory holidays.