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Bank Holidays in Hong Kong |
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Bank holiday is meant to provide employees with time off for break and relaxation so that they can have a break from running life. Hong Kong has 17 public holidays for every year. The bank holidays comes into three key groups. The group of first come on Christian holidays of Christmas and Easter.
Then there's a loyal group include Labour Day, National Day, and the snappily-titled 'Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day'. Lastly, the bulk are customary Chinese cultural holidays such as Lunar New Year and the Ching Ming event, which have been famous in Chinese communities for hundreds if not thousands of years. These all holidays are based on a customary lunar calendar, so they move approximately year by year. Hong Kong Public Holidays frequently change every year according to the lunar calendar.
2011 Bank Holidays in Hong Kong
While Hong Kong is an essential division of People Republic of China, they have dissimilar holiday dates from China public holidays. This is caused to Hong Kong particular status as a Special Administrative Region. Below you find the bank holiday list of Hong Kong for the year 2011.
| Bank Holiday in Hong Kong |
Date |
Day |
| New Years Day |
1 January |
Sunday |
| Chinese New Years Day |
23 January |
Monday |
| Good Friday |
6th April |
Friday |
| Ching Ming Festival |
4th April |
Wednesday |
| Labour Day |
1st May |
Tuesday |
| Lord Buddha's Birthday |
28th April |
Saturday |
| Tuen Ng (Dragon Boat) Festival |
23rd June |
Saturday |
| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day |
1st July |
Sunday |
| Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival |
1st October |
Sunday |
| National Day of the People's Republic of China |
1st October |
Monday |
| Chung Yeung Festival |
23rd October |
Tuesday |
| Christmas Day |
25th December |
Tuesday |
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