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Asia/Hong_Kong

Asia/Hong_Kong is the IANA time zone for Hong Kong.

UTC+08:00

Tue, Sep 29 UTC+8 HKT

Offsets and daylight saving time

Standard offset
UTC+08:00
Rule
No daylight saving time: UTC+8 all year.

No clock changes are scheduled in the next three years.

Names

Generic name
Hong Kong Standard Time
Abbreviation
HKT
Long name
Hong Kong Standard Time
Aliases
Hongkong (old ids that resolve to Asia/Hong_Kong)

Use it in code

// JavaScript
new Intl.DateTimeFormat('en-US', { timeZone: 'Asia/Hong_Kong' })

# Python
from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
ZoneInfo('Asia/Hong_Kong')

-- PostgreSQL
SELECT now() AT TIME ZONE 'Asia/Hong_Kong';

Cities in Asia/Hong_Kong

Hong Kong, Victoria, Tuen Mun, Sha Tin, Sham Shui Po, Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon City, Tseung Kwan O, Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan, Tin Shui Wai, Tai Po, Fanling, Ma On Shan, Yuen Long San Hui, Yuen Long, Tsing Yi Town, Yuen Long Kau Hui.

Offset history since 1970

  • 1970–1976: UTC+8 and UTC+9 each year
  • 1977–1978: UTC+8
  • 1979: UTC+8 and UTC+9 during the year
  • 1980–2026: UTC+8

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