What time is it in Hong Kong, Hong Kong?
Exact time now — UTC+8 (Asia/Hong_Kong)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Exact time now — UTC+8 (Asia/Hong_Kong)
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of China and one of the world's leading international financial centres. Despite its small geographic size — 1,114 square kilometres — Hong Kong has a population of approximately 7.5 million and one of the highest population densities in the world. The city is home to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the fifth-largest in the world by market capitalisation, and serves as a major gateway for trade and investment between mainland China and the rest of the world. Hong Kong's skyline, dominated by skyscrapers on both sides of Victoria Harbour, is one of the most recognisable in Asia.
Hong Kong operates on Hong Kong Time (HKT), which is UTC+8. Hong Kong does not observe Daylight Saving Time. The UTC+8 offset is shared with mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Western Australia. Hong Kong's time zone has been UTC+8 since 1904, with a brief interruption during the Japanese occupation in World War II when it was temporarily shifted to UTC+9.
Hong Kong does not observe Daylight Saving Time. Hong Kong Time (HKT) is UTC+8 year-round, with no seasonal adjustment.
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