Public Holidays
2020
2020 Public Holidays, Exemption from Work and Compensatory Rest Days for Public Employees
Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays
| Date | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| * | January 1 | Wednesday | New Year’s Day |
| * | January 25 | Saturday | Lunar New Year's Day |
| * | January 26 | Sunday | The second day of the Lunar New Year |
| * | January 27 | Monday | The third day of the Lunar New Year |
| * | April 4 | Saturday | Cheng Ming Festival |
| April 10 | Friday | Good Friday | |
| April 11 | Saturday | The Day before Easter | |
| April 30 | Thursday | The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha) | |
| * | May 1 | Friday | Labour Day |
| June 25 | Thursday | Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival) | |
| * | October 1 | Thursday | National Day of the People’s Republic of China |
| October 2 | Friday | The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China | |
| * | October 2 | Friday | The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival |
| * | October 25 | Sunday | Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors) |
| November 2 | Monday | All Soul’s Day | |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Feast of Immaculate Conception | |
| * | December 20 | Sunday | Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day |
| December 21 | Monday | Winter Solstice | |
| December 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | |
Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive on 5 June 2019
| Date | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January 24 (Afternoon) | Friday | Lunar New Year's Eve | |
| October 5 | Monday | Overlapping of the Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China and the Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival | |
| December 31 (Afternoon) | Thursday | New Year's Eve | |
Compensatory rest days for public employees set forth in No. 4 of Article 79 of the ETAPM
| Date | Event | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| January 28 | Tuesday | Compensatory rest day for Lunar New Year's Day | |
| January 29 | Wednesday | Compensatory rest day for the second day of the Lunar New Year | |
| April 6 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for Cheng Ming Festival | |
| April 13 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for the Day before Easter | |
| October 26 | Monday | Compensatory rest day for Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors) | |
| December 22 | Tuesday | Compensatory rest day for the Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day | |
* Obligatory holidays according to the Article 44th of the Law no. 7/2008 issued on 18th August 2008.