| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|
| Every Sunday | | 所有星期日 | |
| January 1 | The first day of January (New Year's Day) | 一月一日 | |
| 1st day of 1st moon (Lunar) | Lunar New Year's Day | 農曆年初一 | Usually in late January or early February
Most important holiday |
| 2nd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The second day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初二 | |
| 3rd day of 1st moon (Lunar) | The third day of the Lunar New Year | 農曆年初三 | |
| April 5 (April 4 on leap years) | Ching Ming Festival | 清明節 | About 15 days after Vernal Equinox
Day for paying respect to the deceased |
| Good Friday | 耶穌受難節 | |
| The day following Good Friday | 耶穌受難節翌日 | |
| Easter Monday | 復活節星期一 | |
| May 1 | Labour Day | 勞動節 | |
| 8th day of 4th moon (Lunar) | The Buddha's Birthday | 佛誕 | Usually in May
New holiday established in 1998; general not statutory |
| 5th day of 5th moon (Lunar) | Dragon Boat Festival (Tuen Ng Festival) | 端午節 | Usually in June
Day for patriotic remembrance, eating cakes and dragon boat races |
| July 1 | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day | 香港特別行政區成立紀念日 | |
| 16th day of 8th moon (Lunar) | The day following the Mid-Autumn Festival | 中秋節翌日 | Usually in September
Important autumn holiday for harvest and family gathering with eating of moon cakes and moon sightseeing |
| October 1 | PRC's National Day | 國慶日 | |
| 9th day of 9th moon (Lunar) | Chung Yeung Festival | 重陽節 | Usually in October
Day for honouring the elderly, the deceased and for climbing mountains |
| December 21 or December 22 | Dong Zhi (Winter solstice Festival) | | not an official holiday |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | 聖誕節 | |
| December 26 | The first weekday after Christmas Day | 聖誕節後第一個周日 | Also called Boxing Day |