Hong Kong to London time
London is 8 hours behind Hong Kong.
Time difference between Hong Kong and London
London is 8 hours behind Hong Kong. Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+08:00) and London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT (UTC+00:00)).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert Hong Kong time to London time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+08:00 for Hong Kong and UTC+00:00 for London. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
London is behind, so from midnight to 8:00 AM in Hong Kong it is still the previous calendar day in London.
| Hong Kong time | London time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 10:00 PM (previous day) |
| 9:00 AM | 1:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 4:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 7:00 AM |
| 6:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| 9:00 PM | 1:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Hong Kong and London working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in Hong Kong and London do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Hong Kong (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in London), which usually means an early start or a late finish for one side.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Hong Kong and London
Hong Kong does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.
London observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Mar 28, 2027 at 1:00 AM, when clocks go forward 1 hour (UTC+00:00 to UTC+01:00).