Hong Kong — Asia/Hong_Kong
The current local time in the Asia/Hong_Kong IANA time zone is shown below. It is the tz database identifier used in Hong Kong SAR China. The zone is currently at UTC +08:00 · GMT+8 and does not observe daylight saving time.
Asia/Hong_Kong
Thursday, 22 October 2026 GMT+8
Zone information
Countries using Asia/Hong_Kong
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
| 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.
Cities in this zone
Zones on the same clock as Hong Kong
All IANA zones →These zones show the same time as Asia/Hong_Kong on every day of 2026. Their histories may differ.
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