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Clock Changes in Kowloon, Hong Kong 1976

Last change: 1979
Oct
21
1 hour Back

Oct 21, 1979, 3:30 am

Start DST: Sunday, April 18, 1976 — 1 hour forward
End DST: Sunday, October 17, 1976 — 1 hour backward
Location of KowloonLocation

Apr 18

Forward 1 hour

Apr 18, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Started

When local standard time was about to reach
Sunday, April 18, 1976, 3:30:00 am clocks were turned forward 1 hour to
Sunday, April 18, 1976, 4:30:00 am local daylight time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour later on Apr 18, 1976 than the day before. There was more light in the evening and less light in the morning.

Also called Spring Forward, Summer Time, and Daylight Savings Time.

Oct 17

Back 1 hour

Oct 17, 1976 - Daylight Saving Time Ended

When local daylight time was about to reach
Sunday, October 17, 1976, 3:30:00 am clocks were turned backward 1 hour to
Sunday, October 17, 1976, 2:30:00 am local standard time instead.

Sunrise and sunset were about 1 hour earlier on Oct 17, 1976 than the day before. There was more light in the morning and less light in the evening.

Also called Fall Back and Winter Time.

Other years: 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979

Daylight Saving Time in Other Years

DST changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.

YearDST Start (Clock Forward)DST End (Clock Backward)
1970Sunday, April 19, 3:30 amSunday, October 18, 3:30 am
1971Sunday, April 18, 3:30 amSunday, October 17, 3:30 am
1972Sunday, April 16, 3:30 amSunday, October 22, 3:30 am
* 1973Sunday, April 22, 3:30 amSunday, October 21, 3:30 am
1974No DST StartSunday, October 20, 3:30 am
1975Sunday, April 20, 3:30 amSunday, October 19, 3:30 am
1976Sunday, April 18, 3:30 amSunday, October 17, 3:30 am
1977 — 1978DST not observed
1979Sunday, May 13, 3:30 amSunday, October 21, 3:30 am
All times are local for Kowloon.
* All or part of this period was on double DST.

Data for the years before 1970 is not available for Kowloon, however, we have earlier time zone history for Hong Kong available.

Detailed time zone and clock changes in Kowloon