2 daysSat, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 2
12
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 9 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 2).
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Long Weekends in Hong Kong 2028
Hong Kong has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 5 days (Jan 26 – 30). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 6
- Longest break
- 5 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2028
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
5 daysWed, Jan 26 – Sun, Jan 30
Lunar New Year’s Day · The second day of Lunar New Year · The third day of Lunar New Year
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Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 24–25) for 9 days off (Jan 22 – 30).
1 dayTue, Apr 4
Ching Ming Festival — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Apr 3) for 4 days off (Apr 1 – 4).
4 daysFri, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 17
Good Friday · The day following Good Friday · Easter Monday
14151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 10–13) for 10 days off (Apr 8 – 17).
4 daysSat, Apr 29 – Tue, May 2
Labour Day · Birthday of the Buddha
293012
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (May 3–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).
3 daysSat, May 27 – Mon, May 29
The day following Tuen Ng Festival
272829
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 30 – Jun 2) for 9 days off (May 27 – Jun 4).
2 daysSat, Jul 1 – Sun, Jul 2
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
12
3 daysSat, Sep 30 – Mon, Oct 2
The day following National Day
3012
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 3) for 5 days off (Sep 30 – Oct 4).
1 dayWed, Oct 4
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 3) for 5 days off (Sep 30 – Oct 4).
1 dayThu, Oct 26
Chung Yeung Festival — a lone day off, bridge it:
26
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 27) for 4 days off (Oct 26 – 29).
4 daysSat, Dec 23 – Tue, Dec 26
Christmas Day · The first weekday after Christmas Day
23242526
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 27–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 2 |
| 9 | 2d · Jan 24–25 | Jan 22 – 30 |
| 4 | 1d · Apr 3 | Apr 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 3 + Apr 5–7 | Apr 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 5–7 | Apr 4 – 9 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 10–13 | Apr 8 – 17 |
| 10 | 4d · Apr 18–21 | Apr 14 – 23 |
| 9 | 3d · May 3–5 | Apr 29 – May 7 |
| 9 | 4d · May 30 – Jun 2 | May 27 – Jun 4 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Oct 3 | Sep 30 – Oct 4 |
| 9 | 3d · Oct 3 + Oct 5–6 | Sep 30 – Oct 8 |
| 5 | 2d · Oct 5–6 | Oct 4 – 8 |
| 6 | 3d · Oct 23–25 | Oct 21 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 23–25 + Oct 27 | Oct 21 – 29 |
| 4 | 1d · Oct 27 | Oct 26 – 29 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 27–29 | Dec 23 – 31 |
Computed from Hong Kong's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.