Fact · festivals · 2026-10-10
General holidays / statutory holidays
公眾假期／法定假日
Figure and reference date
17 named days / rising to 17
17 日／逐步增至 17 日
Notes and definition
There are 17 named general holidays each year (plus every Sunday); statutory holidays number 15 and are rising stepwise to 17 from 2026.
Other figures in this group (festivals)
Figures in the same group are not necessarily additive — check the basis note above first. Festivals and customs.
| Item / 項目 | Figure / 數字 | As of / 時點 | Source / 來源 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intangible Cultural Heritage Representative List items (approx.) 非物質文化遺產代表作名錄項目（約） | 20 items 20 項 Items inscribed on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Hong Kong, published by the AMO. | 2026-10-10 | AMO: Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage |
Other figures from the same official source
These figures come from the same registered document: “General holidays for 2026” (GovHK). Being in one document does not make them additive.
| 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 |
How to cite this figure
Hong Kong Story, “General holidays / statutory holidays”, https://hongkongstory.org/en/facts/festivals-general-holidays, data as at 2026-10-10 (retrieved ＿).
中文：香港紀事館，〈公眾假期／法定假日〉，https://hongkongstory.org/facts/festivals-general-holidays，資料時點 2026-10-10（查閱日期 ＿）。
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Registered source
GovHK
Official document dated 2025-05; last checked by this site 2026-09-05.
This site is a secondary compilation: the official text prevails. If the figure above differs from the official document, the official document is correct.