Macau Public Holidays 2022

 
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Bank and Public Holidays for Macau

A preview of the Macau bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2022, from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers.

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29 Mar 2018 Macau 2019 Public Holidays Announced (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) The government of the Macau SAR has announced its annual full list of official Macau non-working annual public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2019, thus completing the recently-released list of one-off public holidays in Macau for 2019. • 16 Mar 2018 Macau Declares Additional 2019 Public Holidays (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) Macau's Chief Executive has once again announced additional, one-off, non-working public holidays (Special Grant for exempt from work for staff in Public Administration by the Chief Executive on 12 March 2018) for the upcoming calendar year 2019. • 25 Sep 2017 Macau Mulls Public Holidays Changes (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) The government of the Macau SAR has announced it is considering changes to the laws and regulations governing non-working public holidays in Macau. • 30 Mar 2017 Macau 2018 Public Holidays Announced (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) The government of the Macau SAR has announced its annual full list of official Macau non-working annual public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2018, thus completing the recently-released list of one-off public holidays in Macau for 2018. • 10 Mar 2017 Macau Declares Additional 2018 Public Holidays (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) Macau's Chief Executive has once again announced additional, one-off, non-working public holidays (Special Grant for exempt from work for staff in Public Administration by the Chief Executive on 9 March 2017) for the upcoming calendar year 2018. • 05 May 2016 Macau 2017 Public Holidays Announced (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) The government of the Macau SAR has announced its annual full list of official Macau non-working annual public holidays for the upcoming calendar year 2017, thus completing the recently-released list of one-off public holidays in Macau for 2017. • 17 Apr 2016 Macau Declares Additional 2017 Public Holidays (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) Macau's Chief Executive has once again announced additional, one-off, non-working public holidays (Special Grant for exempt from work for staff in Public Administration by the Chief Executive) for the upcoming calendar year 2017. • 17 Jul 2015 Macau September 3 Public Holiday Gazetted (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) The Macau Government's bill, recently passed by Macau's lawmakers, and declaring Thursday, September 3, 2015, as a mandatory one-off public holiday in Macau to celebrate the China's victory over Japan in WW2, has been gazetted as the "Decree Law No. 32/2015 on Public Holidays". • 10 Jul 2015 Macau Votes September 3 Public Holiday (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) Macau's lawmakers have approved the Macau Government's bill declaring Thursday, September 3, 2015, as a mandatory one-off public holiday in Macau to celebrate the China's victory over Japan in WW2. • 14 May 2015 Macau Extra Public Holiday September 3 (Portal do Governo da RAEM da República Popular da China-Macau) Macau's Government has followed yesterday's separate announcements by China and Hong Kong that September 3, 2015, would be declared a one-off non-working public holiday in China and Hong Kong to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, by announcing that Thursday, September 3, 2015, would also be a one-off non-working public holiday in Macau. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Macau public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The official public holidays in Macau are regulated by the Ordem Executiva n.º 60/2000 (Define os feriados na Região Administrativa Especial de Macau) which replaced the previous Decreto-Lei nº7/97/M - (Estabelece o regime da tolerância de ponto e da fixação dos dias feriados). • Bank Holidays: Banks in Macau may be open to the public on some of the official public holidays, depending on the years and the weekday on which specific holidays occur for a given year. • For example, in 2007 the Macau Bank Holiday Schedule listed the 2nd day of the PRC National Day holiday as a day when the bank was open, Tuesday, October 2nd. • In 2006, when October 2nd was a Monday, the bank was closed. • Also, in 2007, the Macau Bank was listed as being open on Immaculate Conception Day, December 8, a Saturday. When it was on a Friday in 2006, the bank was listed as closed. • Dongzhi (Winter Solstice): When Dongzhi falls on a Mon-Fri weekday, banks are open. • Macau International Codes MO and MAC (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .mo (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Macau information and news: Monetary Authority of Macao (Macau central bank), UnitedHealthcare Global (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Macau maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Macau), and Wikipedia (includes Macau commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Macau, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

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In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2022 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Macau, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Macau, before planning any trip to Macau. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our worldwide public holidays news and updates page or subscribe to our free email newsletters.

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