If you are planning for business travel to Hong Kong in 2010, you should  
be aware of the Hong Kong Public Holidays. (Besides having your  
business card translated to Chinese) Hong Kong returned to China in 1997, 
but it is allowed to keep its traditional public holidays in the British days. In 
addition, a bunch of Chinese National Holidays were introduced. Hong  
Kong thus gets a double dose of Public Holidays. 
   
    Jan  01 -- New Year's Day. 
    Feb 13 -- Chinese New Year's Eve
    Feb 15 -- Second day of Chinese New Year
    Feb 16 -- Third day of Chinese New Year
    Apr 02 -- Good Friday
    Apr 03 -- Day After Good Friday **
    Apr 05 -- Easter Monday
    Apr 06 -- Day After Ching Ming Festival (Apr 5^th is Ching Ming, but it is also Easter Monday this year)
    May 01 -- International Labor Day
    May 21 -- Buddha's Birthday
    Jun 16 -- Dragon Boat Festival
    Jul  01 -- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region  Establishment Day
    Sep 23 -- Day After Mid Autumn Festival
    Oct 01 -- National Day
    Oct 16 -- Double Nine or Chung Yeung Festival
    Dec 25 -- Christmas Day
    Dec 27 -- First Weekday After Christmas

    ** Officially, Saturday is not a day off. Many companies, however, 
give their employees the whole day or half a day off.  
 

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