London to Hong Kong time
Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of London.
Time difference between London and Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead of London. London is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT (UTC+00:00)) and Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 7 hours to 8 hours over the year.
Convert London time to Hong Kong time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+00:00 for London and UTC+08:00 for Hong Kong. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Hong Kong is ahead, so from 4:00 PM to midnight in London it is already the next calendar day in Hong Kong.
| London time | Hong Kong time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 2:00 PM |
| 9:00 AM | 5:00 PM |
| 12:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
| 3:00 PM | 11:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 2:00 AM (next day) |
| 9:00 PM | 5:00 AM (next day) |
Best time to call or meet: London and Hong Kong working hours
The standard 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM working days in London and Hong Kong do not overlap.
Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM, both cities are awake from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM in London (4:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Hong Kong), 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 London and Hong Kong
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).
Hong Kong does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.