Current: | HKT — Hong Kong Time |
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Current Offset: | UTC/GMT +8 hours |
Difference: | 12 hours ahead of Columbus |
2025 Time Zones - Hong Kong
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The graph above shows that there is no clock change in Hong Kong during 2025.
Time Changes in Hong Kong Over the Years
Daylight Saving Time (DST) changes do not necessarily occur on the same date every year.
Year | Date & Time | Abbreviation | Time Change | Offset After |
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1925 — 1940 | No changes, UTC +8 hours all of the period | |||
1941 | Sun, Jun 15 at 3:00 am | HKT → HKST | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+9h |
Wed, Oct 1 at 4:00 am | HKST → HKWT | -0:30 hours (DST decreasing) | UTC+8:30h | |
Thu, Dec 25 at 12:00 am | HKWT → JST | +0:30 hours (TZ change) | Probable date | UTC+9h | |
1942 — 1944 | No changes, UTC +9 hours all of the period | |||
1945 | Sun, Nov 18 at 2:00 am | JST → HKT | -1 hour (TZ change) | UTC+8h |
1946 | Sun, Apr 21 at 12:00 am | HKT → HKST | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+9h |
Sun, Dec 1 at 4:30 am | HKST → HKT | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+8h | |
1947 | Sun, Apr 13 at 3:30 am | HKT → HKST | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+9h |
Sun, Nov 30 at 4:30 am | HKST → HKT | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+8h | |
1948 | Sun, May 2 at 3:30 am | HKT → HKST | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+9h |
Sun, Oct 31 at 4:30 am | HKST → HKT | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+8h | |
1949 | Sun, Apr 3 at 3:30 am | HKT → HKST | +1 hour (DST start) | UTC+9h |
Sun, Oct 30 at 4:30 am | HKST → HKT | -1 hour (DST end) | UTC+8h | |
* All times are local Hong Kong time. |
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