Hong Kong Time (hkt) is used in Hong Kong. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Hong_Kong.

British Summer Time (bst) is used in United Kingdom. The IANA timezone identifier is Europe/London.

HKT to BST Time Converter

Hong Kong Time → British Summer Time

HKT = UTC+8BST = UTC+1

⚠️ BST is ambiguous — on this page it means British Summer Time. It also refers to:

HKT → Bangladesh Standard Time (Dhaka) ↗

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BASE

09:00

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BST (London)

United Kingdom · -7h🔔 Public Holiday in 1d — World Cup Bank Holiday

02:00

New York

USA · -12h

21:00-1 day

Tokyo

Japan · +1h

10:00

Dubai

United Arab Emirates · -4h

05:00

Sydney

Australia · +2h

11:00

HKT (Hong Kong) to BST (London) — exact time difference

HKT (Hong Kong) is 7 hours ahead of BST (London). Midday in HKT (Hong Kong) lines up with 05:00 in BST (London).

HKT (Hong Kong) is in the Asia/Hong_Kong timezone. BST (London) is in Europe/London. The difference is 7 hours.

Working hours overlap

There is a 1-hour window each day where both HKT (Hong Kong) and BST (London) are within standard business hours (09:00–17:00).

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HKT (Hong Kong)

BST (London)

Overlap (1h)

When to schedule across time zones

Both HKT (Hong Kong) and BST (London) are in standard hours simultaneously for 1h per day.

16:00 Hong Kong / 09:00 London✓ Both working

Based on standard 09:00–17:00 working hours in each location's local time.

Upcoming public holidays

⚡ Watch out — upcoming holidays on both sides. Verify availability in advance.

HKT (Hong Kong)7 holidays

Jun 19Dragon Boat FestivalSOON

Jul 1Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day

Sep 26Day following the Mid-Autumn Festival

Oct 1National Day

Oct 19Chung Yeung Festival

BST (London)7 holidays

Jun 15World Cup Bank HolidaySOON

Jul 13Battle of the Boyne

Aug 3Summer Bank Holiday

Aug 31Summer Bank Holiday

Nov 30Saint Andrew's Day

How to work with HKT (Hong Kong) and BST (London) time zones

Working across HKT (Hong Kong) (Hong Kong) and BST (London) (United Kingdom) involves a 7-hour gap. The good news: there is a 1-hour mutual window in standard business hours that lets both sides collaborate without anyone joining at an unreasonable hour.

💡 How to schedule across these time zones

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16:00–17:00 in HKT (Hong Kong) = 09:00–10:00 in BST (London). Both sides are in standard business hours during this window.

DST transitions can silently shift your meeting times by an hour. The ClockinSync Chrome Extension tracks these changes automatically so you never get caught off guard.

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Use the time slider above to find the exact equivalent time for any moment in HKT (Hong Kong). The input bar accepts natural language like "3pm", "15:30", or "9am Rome" for instant conversions.

HKT (Hong Kong) ↔ BST (London)

1h of business hours overlap daily (09:00–17:00)

HKT (Hong Kong)

BST (London)