Sydney to Hong Kong time
Hong Kong is 3 hours behind Sydney.
Time difference between Sydney and Hong Kong
Hong Kong is 3 hours behind Sydney. Sydney is on Australian Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00) and Hong Kong is on Hong Kong Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
The gap is not constant. Because of daylight saving it varies from 2 hours to 3 hours over the year.
Convert Sydney time to Hong Kong time
These examples use the current offsets, UTC+11:00 for Sydney and UTC+08:00 for Hong Kong. Use the converter above for any other time or date.
Hong Kong is behind, so from midnight to 3:00 AM in Sydney it is still the previous calendar day in Hong Kong.
| Sydney time | Hong Kong time |
|---|---|
| 6:00 AM | 3:00 AM |
| 9:00 AM | 6:00 AM |
| 12:00 PM | 9:00 AM |
| 3:00 PM | 12:00 PM |
| 6:00 PM | 3:00 PM |
| 9:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
Best time to call or meet: Sydney and Hong Kong working hours
Taking 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday, as business hours, both cities are at work from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM in Sydney (9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Hong Kong). That is 5 hours of shared working time each weekday.
Weekends, public holidays and local working weeks differ by country, so check those before booking.
Daylight saving time in Sydney and Hong Kong
Sydney observes daylight saving time. Its next change is on Apr 4, 2027 at 3:00 AM, when clocks go back 1 hour (UTC+11:00 to UTC+10:00).
Hong Kong does not change its clocks for daylight saving, so its UTC offset stays the same all year.