Regional list of public holidays 2017

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has unveiled its list of 11 gazetted public holiday for 2017, giving seven reasons for employers and their teams to rejoice – long weekends.

The following is the full list of public holidays in Singapore in 2017: 

[* marks the Monday holiday in lieu]

1. 1 Jan 2017 – New Year’s Day – Sunday*
2. 28-29 Jan 2017 – Chinese New Year – Saturday and Sunday*
3. 14 Apr 2017 – Good Friday – Friday
4. 1 May 2017 – Labour Day  – Monday
5. 10 May 2017 – Vesak Day – Wednesday
6. 25 Jun 2017 – Hari Raya Puasa – Sunday*
7. 9 Aug 2017 – National Day – Wednesday
8. 1 Sep 2017 – Hari Raya Haji – Friday
9. 18 Oct 2017 – Deepavali – Wednesday
10. 25 Dec 2017 – Christmas – Monday

With New Year’s Day, Lunar New Year, and Hari Raya Puasa landing on a Sunday, employees can expect three bonus Monday holidays in lieu.

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Hong Kong, on the other hand, has more public holidays scheduled than Singapore, per current records.

The following is the full list of public holidays in Hong Kong in 2017^:

[^all dates are subject to change]

1. 1 Jan 2017 - New Year's Day - Sunday [Monday, Jan 2 will be a holiday in lieu]
2. 28-31 Jan 2017 – Chinese New Year – Saturday-Tuesday
3. 5 Apr 2017 - Ching Ming Festival - Wednesday
4. 14 Apr 2017 – Good Friday – Friday
5. 15 Apr 2017 - Holy Saturday - Saturday
6. 17 Apr 2017 - Easter Monday - Monday
7. 1 May 2017 – Labour Day  – Monday
8. 3 May 2017 - Buddha's birthday - Wednesday
9. 30 May 2017 - Dragon Boat Festival - Tuesday
10. 1 Jul 2017 - HKSAR Establishment Day - Saturday
11. 1 Oct 2017 - National day of the PRC - Sunday [Monday, Oct 2 will be a holiday in lieu]
12. 5 Oct 2017 - Day after Mid Autumn Festival - Thursday
13. 28 Oct 2017 - Chung Yeung Festival - Saturday
14. 25 Dec 2017 – Christmas – Monday
15. 26 Dec 2017 - Boxing Day - Tuesday

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Over in Malaysia, there are plenty of state-specific holidays coming up in 2017, such as the Sultan of Johor's birthday, Sultan of Terengganu's birthday, Raja Perlis' birthday, among others - in addition to the 10+ national holidays.

The following is the full list of national public holidays in Malaysia in 2017^:

[^all dates are subject to change]

1. 1 Jan 2017 - New Year's Day - Sunday
2. 28-29 Jan 2017 – Chinese New Year – Saturday-Sunday
3. 1 May 2017 – Labour Day  – Monday
4. 10 May 2017 - Wesak Day - Wednesday
5. 3 Jun 2017 - Agong's Birthday - Saturday
6. 25-26 Jun 2017 - Hari Raya Aidilfitri - Sunday-Monday
7. 31 Aug 2017 - National Day - Thursday
8. 1 Sep 2017 - Hari Raya Haji - Friday
9. 16 Sep 2017 - Malaysia Day - Saturday
10. 21 Sep 2017 - Awal Muharram - Thursday
11. 19 Oct 2017 - Deepavali - Thursday
12. 1 Dec 2017 - Prophet Muhammad's Birthday - Friday
13. 25 Dec 2017 - Christmas - Monday

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The Philippines, cited to have the second highest number of public holidays in Asia Pacific, beaten only by India, also has a number of long weekends coming up in 2017.

The following is the full list of public holidays in the Philippines in 2017^:

[^all dates are subject to change]

1. 1 Jan 2017 - New Year's Day - Sunday
2. 28 Jan 2017 – Chinese New Year – Saturday
3. 9 Apr 2017 - Day of Valour - Sunday
4. 13 Apr 2017 - Maundy Thursday - Thursday
5. 14 Apr 2017 – Good Friday – Friday
6. 1 May 2017 – Labour Day  – Monday
7. 12 Jun 2017 - Independence Day - Monday
8. 26 Jun 2017 - Eid’l Fitr - Monday
9. 21 Aug 2017 - Ninoy Aquino Day - Monday
10. 28 Aug 2017 - National Heroes Day - Monday
11. 1 Sep 2017 - Eidul Adha - Friday
12. 1 Nov 2017 - All Saints Day - Wednesday
13. 30 Nov 2017 - Bonifacio Day - Thursday
14. 25 Dec 2017 - Christmas - Monday
15. 30 Dec 2017 - Rizal Day - Saturday

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