The British Consulate-General will observe the following holidays in 2009:

1 Jan	Thur	The first day of January
26 Jan	Mon	Lunar New Year's Day
27 Jan	Tue	The second day of the Lunar New Year
28 Jan	Wed	The third day of the Lunar New Year*
4 Apr	Sat	Ching Ming Festival
9 Apr	Thur	Privilege Holiday for Maundy Thursday
10 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
11 Apr	Sat	The day following Good Friday*
13 Apr	Mon	Easter Monday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
2 May	Sat	The Buddha's Birthday*
28 May	Thur	Tuen Ng Festival
1 Jul	Wed	Hong Kong SAR Establishment Day
1 Oct	Thur	National Day
3 Oct	Sat	Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival*
26 Oct	Mon	Chung Yeung Festival
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
26 Dec	Sat	The first weekday after Christmas Day*
28 Dec	Mon	Privilege Holiday in lieu 26 Dec which falls on Saturday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Although the Consulate-General is normally closed on Saturdays the above also provides details of general holidays that fall on Saturdays.

The office will close at 15:30 on Friday 23 January and Thursday 24 December 2009.