Public holidays in Hong Kong 2028
Hong Kong has 16 public holidays in 2028. 12 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 2 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 246 working days out of 366. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
16public holidays
14weekday days off, substitutes included
246working days in 2028
106weekend days
The statutory rest day is Sunday alone; because a five day office week is the norm, Saturday and Sunday are used as the weekend on this site. The dates listed are the general holidays.
Holiday dates 2028
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday weekend | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Chinese New Year | |
| Thursday | The second day of Chinese New Year | |
| Friday | The third day of Chinese New Year | |
| Tuesday | Tomb-Sweeping Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | |
| Monday | Labor Day | |
| Tuesday | The Buddha's Birthday | |
| Sunday weekend | Dragon Boat Festival | |
| Monday | Dragon Boat Festival observed | |
| Saturday weekend | Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day | |
| Sunday weekend | National Day | |
| Monday | National Day observed | |
| Wednesday | The Day following Mid-Autumn Festival | |
| Thursday | Double Ninth Festival | |
| Monday | Christmas Day | |
| Tuesday | The first weekday after Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2028
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2028 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| February 2028 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 21 |
| March 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| April 2028 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| May 2028 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| June 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2028 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| August 2028 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| September 2028 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| October 2028 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 19 |
| November 2028 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2028 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| Total 2028 | 366 | 106 | 14 | 246 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan18 wd
Feb21 wd
Mar23 wd
Apr17 wd
May20 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul21 wd
Aug23 wd
Sep21 wd
Oct19 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec19 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2028
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 5 daysWed 26 to Sun 30 January 2028Chinese New Year, The second day of Chinese New Year, The third day of Chinese New Year
- 4 daysFri 14 to Mon 17 April 2028Good Friday, Easter Monday
- 4 daysSat 29 April to Tue 2 May 2028Labor Day, The Buddha's Birthday
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 May 2028Dragon Boat Festival
- 3 daysSat 30 September to Mon 2 October 2028National Day
- 4 daysSat 23 to Tue 26 December 2028Christmas Day, The first weekday after Christmas Day
- 3 daysSat 30 December 2028 to Mon 1 January 2029New Year's Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 3 April 2028 for Sat 1 to Tue 4 April 2028Tomb-Sweeping Day
- 5 daysTake off Tuesday 3 October 2028 for Sat 30 September to Wed 4 October 2028National Day, The Day following Mid-Autumn Festival
- 4 daysTake off Friday 27 October 2028 for Thu 26 to Sun 29 October 2028Double Ninth Festival
Questions about 2028 in Hong Kong
- How many working days are there in Hong Kong in 2028?
- 246 working days. 2028 has 366 days, 106 of them weekend days and 14 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Hong Kong have in 2028?
- 16 public holidays, plus 2 substitute days off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2028 holidays fall on a weekend?
- New Year's Day (1 January 2028), Dragon Boat Festival (28 May 2028), Hong Kong S.A.R. Establishment Day (1 July 2028), National Day (1 October 2028).
- What counts as the weekend in Hong Kong?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2029?
- See public holidays in Hong Kong 2029 or go back to 2027.
Cite or reuse this data
Hong Kong has 16 public holidays and 246 working days in 2028.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/hong-kong/2028/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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