Hours and Holidays
Hours of Operation
General Office Hours for the Consulate General
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 12:30 and 1:30 - 5:30
Hours For American Citizens Services
Monday - Friday 8:30 - Noon and 1:30 to 4:00,
Except Wednesdays (8:30 to Noon only)
The following list includes all official holidays (both U.S. and Hong Kong) for 2013.
- Tuesday, January 1
New Year's Day (A/L) - Monday, January 21
Martin Luther King's Birthday (A) - Monday, February 11
Second day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Tuesday, February 12
Third day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Wednesday, February 13
Fourth day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Monday, February 18
President's Day (A) - Friday, March 29
Good Friday (L) - Monday, April 1
Easter Monday (L) - Thursday, April 4
Ching Ming Festival (L) - Friday, May 17
The Buddha's Birthday (L) - Monday, May 27
Memorial Day (A) - Wednesday, June 12
Tuen Ng Festival (L) - Monday, July 1
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (L) - Thursday, July 4
Independence Day (A) - Monday, September 2
Labor Day (A) - Friday, September 20
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (L) - Tuesday, October 1
National Day (L) - Monday, October 14
Columbus Day/The day following Chung Yeung Festival (A/L) - Monday, November 11
Veterans Day (A) - Thursday, November 28
Thanksgiving Day (A) - Wednesday, December 25
Christmas Day (A/L) - Thursday, December 26
First Week-Day after Christmas Day (L)
A - American Holiday/L - Local Holiday
Note: One local holiday falling on Saturday is not included in the 2013 holiday schedule (the day following Good Friday, March 30). One local holiday is eliminated (Labour Day, May 1).