Hong Kong holidays · leave planning
With the 2026–2027 public holidays, how many days in a row can you take off?
Choose how many days in a row you want off to find the fewest leave days needed, which days to take, and your last working day and return date.
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The 2028 holidays have not been announced; plans crossing into 2028 only treat 1 January 2028 as an estimated holiday. Your data never leave your device.
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By default the planner uses the Hong Kong general holidays (public holidays) published through 1823, often called “bank holidays”.
Results
Sorted by the number of days off, most first; plans with the same number of days are listed by date.
Try allowing more annual leave, or lower the number of days in a row.
Data explained
The tool checks every day of the break. Rest days and holidays under the chosen holiday system do not use annual leave; any other normal working day is listed as suggested annual leave, so the result changes with the number of days, your working pattern and the holiday system.
For every plan, the tool finds the nearest working days before and after the break, so you do not need a separate date calculator.
When you choose “Statutory holidays”, the tool follows the Labour Department’s explanation to add a substitute holiday when a statutory holiday falls on a rest day (assumed to be Sunday). Alternative holidays and extra company holidays vary by employer; add the actual dates in “Work and holiday settings”.
Long breaks in 2027
Using the 2027 general holidays and at most 4 days of annual leave for each break, the same algorithm as the planner above finds the longest break. If you work on Saturdays, the same break often needs one more day of leave or ends up shorter. Only days in 2027 are counted; to try other leave limits, statutory holidays or company holidays, adjust the planner.
Up to 4 days of leave each
Up to 4 days of leave each
2027 holiday systems
The Government has announced 17 general holidays for 2027, plus every Sunday. Whether private-sector employees get these days off depends on their employment contract and company arrangements.
The Labour Department lists 15 statutory holidays for 2027. Good Friday (Friday 26 March) and the day following Good Friday (Saturday 27 March) are general holidays but not statutory holidays; for the statutory Christmas holiday, the employer may choose the Chinese Winter Solstice Festival (Wednesday 22 December) instead. Employees must have been employed under a continuous contract for at least three months to receive holiday pay.
Working Monday to Friday, under the general holidays you can take 4 days off in a row from 26–29 March without taking leave; under the statutory holidays, 26 March is still a working day, so without leave the break is only 3 days (27–29 March). Choose “Statutory holidays” in the planner’s “Work and holiday settings” to recalculate on that basis.
Hong Kong holiday calendar
Below are the general holidays gazetted by the Government, so you can compare years and plan long breaks ahead. Every Sunday is also a general holiday and is not repeated in the list.
17 specified dates
17 specified dates
The holiday data are loaded with the page and the calculation runs on your device; the planner does not contact government websites each time you use it.
Information and tool results are for general reference only and are not a recommendation or a basis for an individual decision; verify important matters independently. For limitation of liability, see Data use and disclaimer.
The 2028 holidays have not been announced: plans crossing into 2028 only treat 1 January 2028 as an estimated holiday, and other days in 2028 are treated as normal working days or rest days. Follow the Government’s latest announcements and your employment contract for other arrangements.
The examples ask for at least 7 days in a row with no more than 3 days of leave and no extra company holidays. They use the planner’s algorithm; for statutory holidays or a different shift pattern, change the settings and recalculate.
| Break starts | Break ends | Days in a row | Leave needed | Leave dates | Return date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-02-06 | 2027-02-14 | 9 | 3 | 2027-02-10, 2027-02-11, 2027-02-12 | 2027-02-15 |
| 2027-02-03 | 2027-02-09 | 7 | 3 | 2027-02-03, 2027-02-04, 2027-02-05 | 2027-02-10 |
| 2027-03-23 | 2027-03-29 | 7 | 3 | 2027-03-23, 2027-03-24, 2027-03-25 | 2027-03-30 |
The planner starts from today in Hong Kong time and never lists plans that have already started or passed. Statutory holiday substitutes follow the Labour Department’s explanation and assume Sunday is the rest day.
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