Administrative closure – the Immigrant Visa Unit and the Nonimmigrant Visa Unit
Note: Due to the administrative closures of the Immigrant Visa Unit and the Nonimmigrant Visa Unit on August 29, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., no visa services will be provided for applicants.
Rainy and Typhoon Season
The annual rainy and typhoon season lasts throughout the autumn months. 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. 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 Citizen Services
Monday – Friday 8:30 – Noon and 1:30 to 4:00,
Except Wednesdays (8:30 to Noon only)
Holiday Schedule for 2019
The following list includes all official holidays (both U.S. and Hong Kong) for 2019.
- Tuesday, January 1, 2019
New Year’s Day (A/L) - Monday, January 21, 2019
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (A) - Tuesday, February 5, 2019
First day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Wednesday, February 6, 2019
Second day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Thursday, February 7, 2019
Third day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Monday, February 18, 2019
President’s Day (A) - Friday, April 5, 2019
Ching Ming Festival (L) - Friday, April 19, 2019
Good Friday (L) - Monday, April 22, 2019
Easter Monday (L) - Monday, May 27, 2019
Memorial Day (A) - Friday, June 7, 2019
Tuen Ng Festival (L) - Monday, July 1, 2019
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (L) - Thursday, July 4, 2019
Independence Day (A) - Monday, September 2, 2019
Labor Day (A) - Tuesday, October 1, 2019
National Day (L) - Monday, October 7, 2019
Chung Yeung Festival (L) - Monday, October 14, 2019
Columbus Day (A) - Monday, November 11, 2019
Veterans Day (A) - Thursday, November 28, 2019
Thanksgiving Day (A) - Wednesday, December 25, 2019
Christmas Day (A/L) - Thursday, December 26, 2019
First Week-Day after Christmas Day (L)
A – American Holiday
L – Local Holiday
Notes: Two local holidays falling on Saturday are not included in the 2019 holiday schedule (The day following Good Friday, April 20, 2019, and the day following Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, September 14, 2019). Two local holidays are also not included (Labor Day, May 1, and the day following the Birthday of Buddha, May 13).
Holiday Schedule for 2020
The following list includes all official holidays (both U.S. and Hong Kong) for 2020.
- Wednesday, January 1, 2020
New Year’s Day (A/L) - Monday, January 20, 2020
Martin Luther King’s Birthday (A) - Monday, January 27, 2020
Third day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Fourth day of the Lunar New Year (L) - Monday, February 17, 2020
President’s Day (A) - Friday, April 10, 2020
Good Friday (L) - Monday, April 13, 2020
Easter Monday (L) - Thursday, April 30, 2020
Birthday of the Buddha (L) - Friday, May 1, 2020
Labor Day (L) - Monday, May 25, 2020
Memorial Day (A) - Thursday, June 25, 2020
Tuen Ng Festival (L) - Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day (L) - Friday, July 3, 2020
Independence Day (A) - Monday, September 7, 2020
Labor Day (A) - Thursday, October 1, 2020
National Day (L) - Friday, October 2, 2020
The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival (L) - Monday, October 12, 2020
Columbus Day (A) - Monday, October 26, 2020
The day following Chung Yeung Festival (L) - Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Veterans Day (A) - Thursday, November 26, 2020
Thanksgiving Day (A) - Friday, December 25, 2020
Christmas Day (A/L)
A – American Holiday
L – Local Holiday
Note: Four local holidays falling on Saturday are not included in the 2020 holiday schedule (Lunar New Year’s Day, January 24, Ching Ming Festival, April 4, The day following Good Friday, April 11, and the day following Christmas Day, December 26).
