Reminder: HKEX Market Closed on Oct 1 for National Day and Oct 7 for Mid-Autumn Festival

Chinese National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival are around the corner. Please take note of the trading arrangements during the holiday period and make the necessary preparations in advance.

The Hong Kong market will be closed on Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 local time for National Day and will be closed on Tuesday, 7th October, 2025 local time for Mid-Autumn Festival.

The China A-shares market will be closed from Wednesday, 1st October, 2025 to Wednesday, 8th October, 2025 local time for National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival.

Background

National Day, officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China, is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949.

Although it is observed on 1 October, another six days are added to the official holiday, normally in lieu of the two weekend breaks around 1 October, making it a de facto public holiday comprising seven consecutive days also known as Golden Week with specifics regulated by the State Council.

Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival, is a harvest festival celebrated in Chinese culture. It is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar with a full moon at night, corresponding to mid-September to early October of the Gregorian calendar. On this day, the Chinese believe that the moon is at its fullest and brightest, coinciding with the time of harvest in the middle of autumn.