{
  "year": 2026,
  "country": "Hong Kong",
  "source": "Hong Kong General Holidays 2026 (Government of the HKSAR)",
  "source_document": "https://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/holiday/2026.htm",
  "source_note": "General holidays under the General Holidays Ordinance. Lunar, Easter and Ching Ming dates are fixed by the official gazette. When a holiday falls on a Sunday (or coincides with another holiday), a substitute general holiday is appointed on the next available day; the confirmed substitutes for 2026 are shown in the secondary list.",
  "last_updated": "2026-06-17",
  "license_note": "Public data from official government sources, compiled by CalendarWorld.",
  "holidays": [
    {
      "date": "2026-01-01",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "New Year's Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-17",
      "day": "Tuesday",
      "name": "Lunar New Year",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-18",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "Lunar New Year",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-02-19",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "Lunar New Year",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-03",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Good Friday",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-04",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "The day following Good Friday",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-05",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Ching Ming Festival",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-04-06",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Easter Monday",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-01",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Labour Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-24",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Buddha's Birthday",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-05-25",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Substitute for Buddha's Birthday (Sunday)",
      "type": "Substitute Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-19",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Tuen Ng Festival (Dragon Boat)",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-01",
      "day": "Wednesday",
      "name": "HKSAR Establishment Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-26",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "The day following Mid-Autumn Festival",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-01",
      "day": "Thursday",
      "name": "National Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-18",
      "day": "Sunday",
      "name": "Chung Yeung Festival",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-19",
      "day": "Monday",
      "name": "Substitute for Chung Yeung Festival (Sunday)",
      "type": "Substitute Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-25",
      "day": "Friday",
      "name": "Christmas Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-12-26",
      "day": "Saturday",
      "name": "The first weekday after Christmas Day",
      "type": "General Holiday"
    }
  ]
}