Hong Kong Time | hk time zone
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaOfficialtimezoneofHongKongHongKongTimeBTUTC+08:0015:48,29January2023BT[refresh]DSTisnotobservedinthistimezone.HongKongTime(abbreviation:HKT;Chinese:香港時間;Jyutping:hoeng1gong2si4gaan3)isthetimeinHongKong,observedatUTC+08:00allyearround.[1]TheHongKongObservatoryistheofficialtimekeeperoftheHongKongTime.[2]ItisindicatedasAsia/Hong_KongintheIANAtimezonedatabase.Timestandards[edit]InHongKong,HongKongTimeisdefinedintheInterpretationandGeneralClausesOrdinance(Cap1...
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Official time zone of Hong Kong
Hong Kong TimeBTUTC+08:0015:48, 29 January 2023 BT [refresh]DST is not observed in this time zone.Hong Kong Time (abbreviation: HKT; Chinese: 香港時間; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2 si4 gaan3) is the time in Hong Kong, observed at UTC+08:00 all year round.[1] The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the Hong Kong Time.[2] It is indicated as Asia/Hong_Kong in the IANA time zone database.
Time standards[edit]In Hong Kong, Hong Kong Time is defined in the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance (Cap 1), Laws of Hong Kong.
Section 67(2) of the Ordinance states that:
"Hong Kong Time" (香港時間) means the time used for general purposes throughout Hong Kong namely, 8 hours, or such other period as may be determined by the Legislative Council by resolution under this subsection or under section 16 of the Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance (Cap 264), in ...