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Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 · Hong Kong · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off 16 Feb 2026 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Do shops and banks close?
Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Getting around
Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
These notes come from the day's official classification rather than country-specific reporting, so treat them as general guidance for Hong Kong.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Wednesday · 29 Jan 20251-day break
2026Tuesday · 17 Feb 2026Bridge to 4 days
2027Saturday · 6 Feb 20272-day break
2028Wednesday · 26 Jan 20281-day break
2029Tuesday · 13 Feb 2029Bridge to 4 days
See the full Hong Kong holiday calendar or count the working days.