2018

Public Holidays in 2018

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Monday	New Year’s Day
*	February 16	Friday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	February 17	Saturday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	February 18	Sunday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
	March 30	Friday	Good Friday
	March 31	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	April 5	Thursday	Cheng Ming Festival
*	May 1	Tuesday	Labour Day
	May 22	Tuesday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	June 18	Monday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
*	September 25	Tuesday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 1	Monday	National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 2	Tuesday	The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
*	October 17	Wednesday	Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	November 2	Friday	All Soul’s Day
	December 8	Saturday	Feast of Immaculate Conception
*	December 20	Thursday	Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 22	Saturday	Winter Solstice
	December 24	Monday	Christmas Eve
	December 25	Tuesday	Christmas Day

Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive on 9 March 2017

Date			Event
	February 15 (Afternoon)	Thursday	Lunar New Year's Eve
	February 19	Monday	The fourth day of the Lunar New Year
	February 20	Tuesday	The fifth day of the Lunar New Year
	April 2	Monday	The first working day after the Day before Easter
	December 10	Monday	The first working day after Feast of Immaculate Conception
	December 26	Wednesday	The first working day after Winter Solstice
	December 31 (Afternoon)	Monday	New Year's Eve

Decree-Law no. 7/97/M – establishes the system for exemptions from work and public holidays

* Obligatory holidays according to the Article 44th of the Law no. 7/2008 issued on 18th August 2008.