Time in Hong Kong
The current local time and date in Hong Kong, its time zone, and a converter to your own time.
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Hong Kong observes UTC+8 year-round and dropped daylight saving in 1979, sharing a fixed offset with mainland China.
Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time.
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FAQ
What time is it in Hong Kong right now?
Hong Kong is on UTC+8 all year round, which is 8 hours ahead of UTC. So when it is 12:00 UTC, the local time in Hong Kong is 20:00. The live clock at the top of this page applies that offset to the current moment and refreshes every second.
What time zone is Hong Kong in?
Hong Kong uses the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone, shown as GMT+8. Hong Kong stays on UTC+8 all year and does not change its clocks for daylight saving time. The "compare to your time zone" section above converts any Hong Kong time into your own local time instantly.
Does Hong Kong observe daylight saving time?
No — Hong Kong does not observe daylight saving time. Its clocks stay on UTC+8 every day of the year, so its offset from UTC never moves. The difference between Hong Kong and another city therefore changes only when that other city starts or ends its own daylight saving period. If you are scheduling across the seasons, treat Hong Kong as the fixed end of the pair and check the other city's dates instead.
How do I convert Hong Kong time to my time zone?
Convert Hong Kong time by taking its UTC+8 offset and applying the difference to your own: subtract Hong Kong's offset from UTC to get the UTC time, then add your own offset. For example, 09:00 in Hong Kong is 01:00 UTC. The converter above does this automatically after detecting your device's time zone, and the World Clock meeting planner lays several cities out on one colour-coded 24-hour grid.
What is the dialing code for Hong Kong?
The dialing code for Hong Kong is +852. To call from abroad, dial +852 before the local number. The card at the top of this page shows it alongside the live local time so you can check it is a reasonable hour before you call.
What are the best hours to call Hong Kong?
Standard business hours in Hong Kong — 9:00 to 17:00 local time — correspond to 01:00 to 09:00 UTC. Convert that UTC window into your own zone to find the overlap. The "best time to call" line above does this for you, using waking hours of roughly 8am–9pm on both ends so neither side is called at night.
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Learn how time zones work
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