2019

Public Holidays in 2019

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Tuesday	New Year’s Day
*	February 5	Tuesday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	February 6	Wednesday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	February 7	Thursday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
*	April 5	Friday	Cheng Ming Festival
	April 19	Friday	Good Friday
	April 20	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	May 1	Wednesday	Labour Day
	May 12	Sunday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	June 7	Friday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
*	September 14	Saturday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 1	Tuesday	National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 2	Wednesday	The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
*	October 7	Monday	Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	November 2	Saturday	All Soul’s Day
	December 8	Sunday	Feast of Immaculate Conception
*	December 20	Friday	Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 22	Sunday	Winter Solstice
	December 24	Tuesday	Christmas Eve
	December 25	Wednesday	Christmas Day

Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive on 12 March 2018

Date			Event
	February 4 (Afternoon)	Monday	Lunar New Year's Eve
	April 22	Monday	The first working day after the Day before Easter
	May 13	Monday	The first working day after the Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	September 16	Monday	The first working day after the Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
	November 4	Monday	The first working day after All Soul’s Day
	December 9	Monday	The first working day after Feast of Immaculate Conception
	December 23	Monday	The first working day after Winter Solstice
	December 31 (Afternoon)	Tuesday	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.