The SUN HK : HK lists 13 statutory holidays for 2023

29 December 2022

If the holiday falls on a Sunday or a worker's rest day, a holiday should be given the next day

The 13 statutory holidays for 2023 are:

1. The first day of January – January 1

2. The second day of Lunar New Year – January 23

3. The third day of Lunar New Year – January 24

4. The fourth day of Lunar New Year – January 25

5. Ching Ming Festival - April 5

6. Labour Day – May 1

7. The Birthday of the Buddha – May 26 (added since 2022)

8. Tuen Ng Festival – June 22

9. Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day – July 1

10. The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival – September 30

11. National Day – October 1

12. Chung Yeung Festival – October 23

13. Chinese Winter Solstice Festival or Christmas Day (at the option of the employer)- December 22 or December 25

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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. As the first day of Lunar New Year of 2023 falls on a Sunday, the fourth day of Lunar New Year will be designated as a statutory holiday

（ii） In the event that the day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Sunday, the day thereafter is designated as a statutory holiday in substitution.

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（iii） 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 daily average wages earned by the employee in the 12-month period preceding the holiday.

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Reference example:

An employee is granted rest days on Sundays. As the National Day (1 October) falls on Sunday, the employer should grant a holiday on the next day (i.e. 2 October), but this day should not be a statutory holiday or an alternative holiday or a substituted holiday or a rest day.