2023

2023 Public Holidays and Compensatory Rest Days for Public Employees

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Sunday	New Year’s Day
*	January 22	Sunday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	January 23	Monday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	January 24	Tuesday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
*	April 5	Wednesday	Cheng Ming Festival
	April 7	Friday	Good Friday
	April 8	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	May 1	Monday	Labour Day
	May 26	Friday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	June 22	Thursday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat Festival)
*	September 30	Saturday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 1	Sunday	National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 2	Monday	The Day following National Day of the People’s Republic of China
*	October 23	Monday	Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	November 2	Thursday	All Soul’s Day
	December 8	Friday	Feast of Immaculate Conception
*	December 20	Wednesday	Macao S.A.R. Establishment Day
	December 22	Friday	Winter Solstice
	December 24	Sunday	Christmas Eve
	December 25	Monday	Christmas Day

Compensatory rest days for public employees set forth in No. 4 of Article 79 of the ETAPM

Date			Event
	January 2	Monday	Compensatory rest day for New Year’s Day
	January 25	Wednesday	Compensatory rest day for Lunar New Year's Day
	April 10	Monday	Compensatory rest day for the Day before Easter
	October 3	Tuesday	Compensatory rest day for the Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
	October 4	Wednesday	Compensatory rest day for National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	December 26	Tuesday	Compensatory rest day for Christmas Eve

 

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