What is HKT Time?
You need to keep in mind that this time zone is an identifier for a time offset that is 8 hours ahead of the
UTC time zone.
This time pattern is maintained using highly accurate atomic clocks matched to the Earth's rotation.
In this section, you will learn key facts about this time zone and stay well informed.
The IANA time zone identifier for HKT Time is Etc/GMT-8.
Please be aware that
Daylight Saving Time (DST) is not used in this time zone.
Without DST clocks do not change in this time zone, keeping the same UTC offset throughout the year.
About This Time Pattern
What is HKT Time Zone?
This time zone is a time offset that adds 8 hours to
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by this time zone.
Its main cities and territories are:
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Victoria City
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Kowloon
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Central and Western District
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Wan Chai District
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Yau Tsim Mong District
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Sham Shui Po
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Kowloon City District
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Wong Tai Sin District
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Kwun Tong District
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Tsuen Wan New Town
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Sha Tin New Town
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Tuen Mun New Town
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Tai Po New Town
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Yuen Long New Town
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Fanling–Sheung Shui New Town
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Ma On Shan Town
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Tseung Kwan O New Town
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Tin Shui Wai New Town
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North Lantau New Town
In the map above we highlight the entire region covered by the time zone.
This time offset is also observed during standard time and daylight saving time for various geographic regions.
You need to be very careful finding these time zones that may have different names and abbreviations, but have the same UTC offset:
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Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)
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Brunei Time (BNT)
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Choibalsan Standard Time (CHOT)
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Clipperton Island Standard Time (CIST)
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China Standard Time (CST)
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Hovd Summer Time (HOVST)
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Irkutsk Time (IRKT)
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Malaysia Standard Time (MST)
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Malaysia Time (MYT)
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Philippine Time (PHT)
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Philippine Standard Time (PHST)
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Singapore Time (SGT)
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Singapore Standard Time (SST)
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Ulaanbaatar Standard Time (ULAT)
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Central Indonesia Time (WITA)
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Western Standard Time (WST)
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Hotel Time Zone (H)
HKT Time Zone Countries
This time zone is used in the following country:
In Hong Kong, this time zone is used throughout the country.
The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the current HKT Time.
Current HKT Time with seconds according to the official atomic clock.
