Public Holidays
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.