2017

Public Holidays in 2017

Decree Law No. 60/2000 on Public Holidays

Date			Event
*	January 1	Sunday	New Year’s Day
*	January 28	Saturday	Lunar New Year's Day
*	January 29	Sunday	The second day of the Lunar New Year
*	January 30	Monday	The third day of the Lunar New Year
*	April 4	Tuesday	Cheng Ming Festival
	April 14	Friday	Good Friday
	April 15	Saturday	The Day before Easter
*	May 1	Monday	Labour Day
	May 3	Wednesday	The Buddha’s Birthday (Feast of Buddha)
	May 30	Tuesday	Tung Ng Festival (Dragon Boat 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 5	Thursday	The Day following Chong Chao (Mid-Autumn) Festival
*	October 28	Saturday	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

Exemption from work granted to public employees by the Chief Executive on 15 April 2016

Date			Event
	January 2	Monday	The first working day after New Year’s Day
	January 27 (Afternoon)	Friday	Lunar New Year's Eve
	January 31	Tuesday	The fourth day of the Lunar New Year
	February 1	Wednesday	The fifth day of the Lunar New Year
	April 17	Monday	The first working day after the Day before Easter
	October 3	Tuesday	The first working day after National Day of the People’s Republic of China
	October 30	Monday	The first working day after Chong Yeung Festival (Festival of Ancestors)
	December 26	Tuesday	The first working day after Christmas 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.