Fact · holidays · 2026
Buddha's Birthday statutory holiday year
佛誕：法定假日生效年份
Figure and reference date
Effective from 1999
由 1999 年起
Notes and definition
Employment Ordinance guide (Labour Department): Buddha's Birthday became statutory in 1999.
Other figures in this group (holidays)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Holidays.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gazetted general holidays in 2026 2026年公眾假期（憲報公布的節日） | 17 named days, plus every Sunday 17 日，另加每個星期日 General holidays and statutory holidays are different legal lists. | 2026 | General holidays for 2026 |
| Statutory holidays in 2026 2026年法定假日 | 15 days 15 日 Easter Monday is added from 2026. The number will rise stepwise to 17 days by 2030. | 2026 | Statutory holidays for 2026 |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “Labour Dept: Employment Ordinance Concise Guide” (Labour Department). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Statutory maternity and paternity leave (Employment Ordinance) 法定產假與侍產假（《僱傭條例》） | 10 weeks of maternity leave, 5 days of paternity leave; maternity leave pay is 4/5 of average daily wages 產假10星期、侍產假5日；產假薪酬為每日平均工資的5分之4 Under the Employment Ordinance (Cap 57) and its amendments: a female employee employed for at least 40 weeks is entitled to 10 consecutive weeks of paid maternity leave; a male employee with 40 weeks of service is entitled to 5 days of paid paternity leave. Maternity leave pay is 4/5 of the average daily wages in the reference period (employers may claim reimbursement, capped per current law). This statutory right is subject to the Labour Department’s current guidance on calculation and reimbursement. | 2026-10-13 | Labour Dept: Employment Ordinance Concise Guide |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “Buddha's Birthday statutory holiday year”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/buddha-birthday-statutory-holiday, data as at 2026 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈佛誕：法定假日生效年份〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/buddha-birthday-statutory-holiday，資料時點 2026（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
Labour Dept: Employment Ordinance Concise Guide
Labour Department
The official document carries no registered publication date, so only the retrieval date 2026-10-11 is given — no publication year is invented.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.