Hong Kong

China (SAR) • Hong Kong Time

Time Zone

Hong Kong uses Hong Kong Time (HKT), currently running at UTC+8 (year-round). Hong Kong abolished daylight saving time in 1979. HKT (UTC+8) is fixed every day of the year.

Business & Commerce

Hong Kong operates on Hong Kong Time (HKT, UTC+8) year-round — Hong Kong abolished daylight saving time in 1979, and the fixed UTC+8 offset has been unchanged since. HKT is shared with mainland China (CST), Singapore, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, and the Philippines, making it one of the most widely shared time zone offsets among major financial centers. The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) is consistently one of the world's top five exchanges by IPO volume and total market capitalization, running from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM HKT with a lunch break. As a major international financial center bridging Western capital markets and access to mainland China, Hong Kong's afternoon trading session (roughly 1:00–4:00 PM HKT) provides a key overlap window with European early mornings. At UTC+8, Hong Kong is eight hours ahead of London and thirteen hours ahead of New York in winter.