Public holidays in Hong Kong, 2028
Hong Kong observes 17 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 246 days.
Every public holiday in 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 1 Jan | Saturday Weekend | New Year's Day 元旦新年 |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 26 Jan | Wednesday | Lunar New Year 農曆年初一 |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 27 Jan | Thursday | Second day of Lunar New Year 農曆年初二 |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 28 Jan | Friday | Third day of Lunar New Year 農曆年初三 |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 4 Apr | Tuesday | Ching Ming Festival 清明節 |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 14 Apr | Friday | Good Friday 耶穌受難節 |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 15 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Holy Saturday 耶穌受難節翌日 |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 17 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday 復活節星期一 |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 1 May | Monday | Labour Day 勞動節 |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 2 May | Tuesday | Buddha's Birthday 佛誕 |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 29 May | Monday | Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 1 Jul | Saturday Weekend | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 2 Oct | Monday | National Day 中華人民共和國國慶日 |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 4 Oct | Wednesday | Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節翌日 |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 26 Oct | Thursday | Chung Yeung Festival 重陽節 |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 Dec | Monday | Christmas Day 聖誕節 |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 26 Dec | Tuesday | Boxing Day 聖誕節翌日 |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 136 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 152 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| Year | 366 | 106 | 14 | 246 | 1,968 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Hong Kong. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: New Year's Day (1 Jan), Holy Saturday (15 Apr), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (1 Jul). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is March at 23 days; the shortest is April at 17. That spread of 6 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 59 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2027, which held 248 working days, 2028 is 2 working days shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2028, Hong Kong's 17 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 92nd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 50.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 26 January 2028 to 30 January 2028, built around Lunar New Year and Second day of Lunar New Year and Third day of Lunar New Year. A further 3 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
13 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2027: Lunar New Year, Second day of Lunar New Year, Third day of Lunar New Year, Ching Ming Festival, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.