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Current Time in Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Local Time Now

19:10:14

Sunday, 27 September 2026

HKT +08:00
Live - Synced with server time
Time Zone
Asia/Hong_Kong
UTC Offset
+08:00
Abbreviation
HKT
DST
No
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Time Differences from Hong Kong

City / Zone Local Time UTC Offset
New York 07:10:14 -04:00
London 12:10:14 +01:00
Paris 13:10:14 +02:00
Dubai 15:10:14 +04:00
Singapore 19:10:14 +08:00
Tokyo 20:10:14 +09:00
Sydney 21:10:14 +10:00
Los Angeles 04:10:14 -07:00

Frequently Asked Questions

Hong Kong is in the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone (HKT), which is UTC+08:00.
The current time in Hong Kong is shown live above, updated every second using server-synced time and IANA tzdata.
Hong Kong is currently on Standard Time and is not observing Daylight Saving Time.
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About This Time Zone

IANA Identifier

The IANA time zone identifier for Hong Kong is Asia/Hong_Kong. IANA identifiers follow a Region/City format, where the city is a reference anchor for the zone rules rather than a strict geographic boundary.

What the UTC Offset Means

A UTC offset of +08:00 means that Hong Kong's local time is +08:00 ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). UTC is the universal clock reference used by computers, aviation, financial systems, and international communications worldwide.

Daylight Saving Time

Hong Kong is currently on Standard Time. DST is either not observed in this region, or it is not currently in effect. Check back during the relevant season to see if the offset changes.

Business Hours Reference

The table below shows the approximate equivalent of a standard 9 AM – 5 PM business day in Hong Kong (Asia/Hong_Kong) across five major global hubs. These are reference offsets and may vary by a small number of hours depending on each hub's DST status at the time.

9 AM – 5 PM in Asia/Hong_Kong expressed in other major hubs (reference offsets, not live data)
Hub City IANA Zone Typical UTC Offset Note
New York America/New_York UTC-05:00 / UTC-04:00 EST in winter, EDT in summer
London Europe/London UTC+00:00 / UTC+01:00 GMT in winter, BST in summer
Dubai Asia/Dubai UTC+04:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Tokyo Asia/Tokyo UTC+09:00 No DST - Fixed offset year-round
Sydney Australia/Sydney UTC+10:00 / UTC+11:00 AEST in winter, AEDT in summer

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Cities Sharing Hong Kong's Time Zone

More Questions About Hong Kong Time

The current local time in Hong Kong is shown live in the clock at the top of this page. It is updated every second using server-synced time and the official IANA tzdata library. The time displayed reflects the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone with offset +08:00.
The Asia/Hong_Kong time zone is not currently observing Daylight Saving Time. This may mean the region does not observe DST at all, or that DST is not currently in season.
Hong Kong is currently at UTC+08:00. This offset is shown in the quick info cards above and is automatically updated by the server to reflect any DST changes as they occur.
The official IANA time zone identifier for Hong Kong is Asia/Hong_Kong. This identifier is used in operating systems, programming languages, databases, and APIs worldwide to unambiguously specify the time zone and its associated DST rules.