Time in Hong Kong ðŸ‡ðŸ‡°
The current local time in Hong Kong is anchored on Hong Kong (Asia/Hong_Kong, UTC +08:00 · GMT+8).
Hong Kong local time
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Hong Kong at a glance
- Capital
- Hong Kong
- ISO codes
- HK · HKG
- Clocks in use today
- One time zone
- tz database zones
- 1
- Dialing code
- +852
- Currency
- Hong Kong Dollar (HKD)
- Work week
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Drives on the
- Left
Time zones in Hong Kong
All of Hong Kong keeps the same clock, UTC +08:00, all year with no daylight saving time.
| Zone | Standard | Daylight saving | Clock changes 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
Asia/Hong_Kong · Hong Kong | UTC +08:00 | — | None |
Hong Kong vs. major cities
How far Hong Kong is from the world's main business centres right now, what time it is there when the working day starts in Hong Kong, and which hours of a 09:00–17:00 day the two places share. Daylight saving changes are applied automatically.
| City | Difference | At 09:00 in Hong Kong | Shared office hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York · United States | −12 h | 21:00 (prev. day) | None |
| Los Angeles · United States | −15 h | 18:00 (prev. day) | None |
| São Paulo · Brazil | −11 h | 22:00 (prev. day) | None |
| London · United Kingdom | −7 h | 02:00 | 16:00–17:00 |
| Paris · France | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Johannesburg · South Africa | −6 h | 03:00 | 15:00–17:00 |
| Dubai · United Arab Emirates | −4 h | 05:00 | 13:00–17:00 |
| Delhi · India | −2:30 h | 06:30 | 11:30–17:00 |
| Singapore · Singapore | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
| Beijing · China | Same time | 09:00 | 09:00–17:00 |
Shared office hours are shown in Hong Kong time. Compare any set of cities hour by hour in the time zone converter, or pick a slot that suits everyone with the event planner.
Clock changes in Hong Kong
Since 1970, Hong Kong has gone through 6 distinct time-keeping periods, observing daylight saving time in 7 of 57 years. Since 1980 it has stayed on UTC +08:00 all year.
No clock changes are scheduled in 2026 or 2027: Hong Kong stays on UTC +08:00 all year.
Time zone history since 1970 (6 periods)
| Years | Offset | Daylight saving |
|---|---|---|
| 1970–1973 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1974 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1975–1976 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Daylight saving dates varied from year to year |
| 1977–1978 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
| 1979 | UTC +08:00, DST UTC +09:00 | Forward on the second Sunday in May, back on the third Sunday in October |
| 1980–2026 | UTC +08:00 all year | No daylight saving time |
Source: IANA tz database, as shipped with the Unicode ICU library.
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