{
  "entity_type": "data_package",
  "dataset_id": "calcgrid-hong-kong-general-holidays",
  "dataset_version": "hk-general-holidays-2026-2027.1",
  "jurisdiction": "HK (Hong Kong general holidays under the General Holidays Ordinance; government/general public calendar only)",
  "year": 2027,
  "coverage": {
    "start": "2026-01-01",
    "end": "2027-12-31"
  },
  "weekend_days": [
    "Sunday"
  ],
  "scope": "Hong Kong general holidays under the General Holidays Ordinance; government/general public calendar only",
  "holiday_policy": "Hong_Kong_General_Holidays_Ordinance_events_over_Sunday_baseline",
  "substitute_day_policy": "Published_substitute_and_first_weekday_after_dates_only; employee_rest_day_compensation_not_inferred",
  "limitation": "This package is the Hong Kong general/public-holiday calendar. Statutory employee holidays, employer rest days, school calendars, bank/exchange closures and private-sector arrangements are not inferred.",
  "events": [
    {
      "date": "2027-01-01",
      "name": "The first day of January",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-06",
      "name": "Lunar New Year's Day",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-08",
      "name": "The third day of Lunar New Year",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-02-09",
      "name": "The fourth day of Lunar New Year",
      "kind": "substitute_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-26",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-27",
      "name": "The day following Good Friday",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-03-29",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-04-05",
      "name": "Ching Ming Festival",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-01",
      "name": "Labour Day",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-05-13",
      "name": "The Birthday of the Buddha",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-06-09",
      "name": "Tuen Ng Festival",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-07-01",
      "name": "Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-09-16",
      "name": "The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-01",
      "name": "National Day",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-10-08",
      "name": "Chung Yeung Festival",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-25",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "kind": "general_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    },
    {
      "date": "2027-12-27",
      "name": "The first weekday after Christmas Day",
      "kind": "substitute_holiday",
      "legal_basis": "General Holidays Ordinance (Cap. 149), Hong Kong Government 2027 general-holidays announcement"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "Hong Kong Government general holidays for 2026",
      "url": "https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202505/16/P2025051300353p.htm",
      "type": "government",
      "published_at": "2025-05-16"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hong Kong Government general holidays for 2027",
      "url": "https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202605/15/P2026051400300.htm",
      "type": "government",
      "published_at": "2026-05-15"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hong Kong General Holidays Ordinance 2026 gazette notice",
      "url": "https://www.gld.gov.hk/egazette/english/gazette/file.php?extra=0&no=20&number=2965&type=0&vol=29&year=2025",
      "type": "gazette"
    },
    {
      "name": "Hong Kong Labour Department statutory-holiday guidance",
      "url": "https://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/faq/cap57f_whole.htm",
      "type": "government",
      "limitation": "Statutory employee holidays are separate from this general-holiday package."
    }
  ]
}