Hours and Holidays
Rainy and Typhoon Season
The annual rainy and typhoon season has begun and is expected to last until November. Please be advised that if Black Rainstorm Warning OR Typhoon Signal 8 or above is announced by the Hong Kong Observatory, the Consulate General will be closed. In such a situation, there will be no need to reschedule your appointment. Please see "Consular Services During the Rainy and Typhoon Season" for details.
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)
Holiday Schedule for 2012
- Sunday, January 1, 2012 (Observed Monday, January 2, 2012)
New Year's Day (A/L) - Monday, January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King's Birthday (A) - Monday, January 23, 2012
Lunar New Year's Day (L) - Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Second day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Third day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Monday, February 20, 2012
President's Day (A) - Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Ching Ming Festival (L) - Friday, April 6, 2012
Good Friday (L) - Monday, April 9, 2012
Easter Monday (L) - Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day (A) - Monday, July 2, 2012
The day following Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (L) - Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Independence Day (A) - Monday, September 3, 2012
Labor Day (A) - Monday, October 1, 2012
The day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival L - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The day following National Day (L) - Monday, October 8, 2012
Columbus Day (A) - Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Chung Yeung Festival (L) - Sunday, November 11, 2012 (Observed Monday, November 12, 2012)
Veterans Day (A) - Thursday, November 22, 2012
Thanksgiving Day (A) - Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Christmas Day (A/L) - Wednesday, December 26, 2012
First Week-Day after Christmas Day (L)
A - American Holiday/L - Local Holiday
Note: Three local holidays falling on Saturdays are not included in the 2012 holiday schedule (the day following Good Friday, April 7, the Buddha's Birthday, April 28 and Tuen Ng Festival, June 23).