Time Difference Between Hong Kong and London
Hong Kong is normally 8 hours ahead of London.
This page shows the live time difference between Hong Kong, Hong Kong and London, United Kingdom. Hong Kong uses the Asia/Hong_Kong time zone (UTC+8 standard) and London uses Europe/London (UTC standard), so Hong Kong is normally 8 hours ahead of London. Because London observes daylight saving time, the exact gap can shift by an hour during the year. The clocks above update live, so you always see the current difference, which is handy for scheduling calls, meetings and travel between the two cities.
Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong
- Time zone
- Asia/Hong_Kong
- Standard offset
- UTC+8
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Current offset
- …
London
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Standard offset
- UTC
- Daylight saving
- Observed
- Current offset
- …
Best time to schedule a meeting
Hong Kong and London have no overlapping working hours: when one city is in its 9 to 5, the other is outside it. To talk live, one side needs to take the call early or late, so asynchronous updates usually work better for this pair.
- Overlap
- None during standard working hours
Based on a 9:00 to 17:00 working day in each city. The window above updates live, so it already accounts for daylight saving in either city.
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Compare any other two places on the time difference hub, or open the interactive world time zone map to pin cities and compare live.
Frequently asked questions
What is the time difference between Hong Kong and London?
Hong Kong is normally 8 hours ahead of London (Hong Kong is UTC+8, London is UTC). Daylight saving time can change this by an hour, so the live clocks above always show the current difference.
Is Hong Kong ahead of or behind London?
Hong Kong is ahead of London by 8 hours under standard time.
Do Hong Kong and London use daylight saving time?
Hong Kong stays on the same offset all year; London observes daylight saving time.
What is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and London?
There is no overlap between a standard 9 to 5 working day in Hong Kong and in London, so a live call means one side joining outside normal hours.