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They allow workers rest from work, usually in conjunction with special occasions. Public holidays in Hong Kong consist of a mix of traditional Chinese and Western holidays, such as Lunar New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the Dragon Boat Festival, along with Christmas and Easter. Other public holidays include National Day (1 October) and ...
Highest-grossing films released in 2023; Rank Title Distributor Domestic gross 1 A Guilty Conscience: Edko Films HK$115,060,394: 2 The Goldfinger: Emperor Cinema: HK$35,000,000: 3 Time Still Turns the Pages: mm2 Entertainment HK$25,258,694: 4 Over My Dead Body One Cool Film: HK$22,694,947: 5 In Broad Daylight: One Cool Film: HK$21,438,195: 6
Dragon Boat Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival ( traditional Chinese: 端午節; simplified Chinese: 端午节; pinyin: Duānwǔ jié) is a traditional Chinese holiday that occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the Chinese calendar, which corresponds to late May or early June in the Gregorian calendar.
1 March : The Hong Kong Government lifts all mandatory mask-wearing requirements, and dropped all COVID-19 Restriction Law. [3] [4] 2 May : The government propose 2023 Hong Kong electoral changes. Direct elected seats decreased from 452 out of 479 (94%) to 88 out of 470 (19%), and will establish the District Council Eligibility Review Committee ...
In Chinese, the word "Dong" means "winter" while "Zhi" means "arrival" giving the literal meaning of the festival "the coming of winter". Dongzhi celebrates the winter solstice, usually around December 21 to 23, and is observed on the longest night of the year. Symbolizing the victory of light over darkness, Dongzhi, represents that the days ...
Hongkong Holiday is a 1957 Filipino musical romantic comedy film directed by Mar S. Torres. The film stars Gloria Romero, Ric Rodrigo, Dolphy, Paraluman and Daisy Romualdez, under the production of Sampaguita Pictures and Golden City Film Production. The film follows the story of Ana, the daughter of a wealthy Chinese magnate, who escaped from ...
Pages in category "Public holidays in Hong Kong" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... This page was last edited on 6 June 2023, at 06:04 (UTC).
The principal vernacular language of Hong Kong is standard Cantonese ( Chinese: 粵語, 廣州話, 廣東話, 廣府話, 白話, 本地話 ), [9] spoken by 88.9% of the population. It is used as a colloquial language in all areas of daily life, government, and administration.