Six long weekends for Hong Kong workers in 2018 mean it’s time to start holiday planning

Hong Kong’s busy workers can start planning their vacations for next year, with six long weekends on the horizon, according to the government’s announcement on Friday of 17 public holidays in 2018.

The long weekends include the four-day Lunar New Year break from February 16 (Friday) to February 19 (Monday).

Another four-day weekend will be during Easter, from Good Friday on March 30 to Easter Monday on April 2.

The remaining four long weekends are thanks to public holidays on January 1 (Monday), the Dragon Boat festival on June 18 (Monday), Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day on July 2 (Monday) and National Day on October 1 (Monday).

Unfortunately for workers with two-day weekends, two public holidays will fall on Saturdays.