No overlap — one side will join outside working hours
HKT (Hong Kong)
PDT (Los Angeles)
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09:00-1dWorking
01:00
10:00-1dWorking
02:00
11:00-1dWorking
03:00
12:00-1dWorking
04:00
13:00-1dWorking
05:00
14:00-1dWorking
06:00
15:00-1dWorking
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16:00-1dWorking
08:00
17:00-1d
09:00Working
18:00-1doff
10:00Working
19:00-1doff
11:00Working
20:00-1doff
12:00Working
21:00-1doff
13:00Working
22:00-1doff
14:00Working
23:00-1doff
15:00Working
00:00off
16:00Working
01:00off
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02:00
18:00
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20:00
05:00
21:00
06:00
22:00
07:00
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08:00
Working hours: 09:00–17:00 local. Green = both working.Purple = one side only.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between hkt and pdt?
Hong Kong Time (hkt) is UTC+8 and Pacific Daylight Time (pdt) is UTC-7. The difference between them is 15 hours.
Where is hkt used?
Hong Kong Time (hkt) is used in Hong Kong and surrounding regions. The IANA timezone identifier is Asia/Hong_Kong.
Where is pdt used?
Pacific Daylight Time (pdt) is used in USA and surrounding regions. The IANA timezone identifier is America/Los_Angeles.
How do I convert hkt to pdt?
Use the interactive converter above. Drag the time slider to any hkt time and the pdt equivalent updates instantly. You can also type a time like "3pm" or "15:00" in the input bar.
HKT (Hong Kong) is 15 hours ahead of PDT (Los Angeles). At noon in HKT (Hong Kong), your contact in PDT (Los Angeles) sees 21:00.
HKT (Hong Kong) runs on Asia/Hong_Kong; PDT (Los Angeles) runs on America/Los_Angeles. Together they are 15 hours apart.
Mutual working hours
There is no business hours overlap between HKT (Hong Kong) and PDT (Los Angeles) during standard working hours (9:00–17:00). Meetings would require one party to work outside normal hours.
Best call times between these locations
HKT (Hong Kong) and PDT (Los Angeles) have no shared working window. These slots minimize out-of-hours disruption for both sides.
07:00 Hong Kong / 16:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h before working hours in Hong Kong
09:00 Hong Kong / 18:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 2h after working hours in Los Angeles
06:00 Hong Kong / 15:00 Los Angeles⚡ One side off-hours
⚠️ 3h before working hours in Hong Kong
Working hours defined as 09:00–17:00 local time for each location.
Public holidays for both locations
⚡ Holiday alerts for both locations, double-check schedules before confirming.
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
PDT (Los Angeles)8 holidays
Jun 19Juneteenth National Independence DaySOON
Jul 3Independence Day
Sep 7Labour Day
Oct 12Columbus Day
Oct 12Indigenous Peoples' Day
Scheduling between HKT (Hong Kong) and PDT (Los Angeles)
HKT (Hong Kong) (Hong Kong) and PDT (Los Angeles) (USA) are 15 hours apart — far enough that standard 9–5 schedules do not overlap. Any real-time meeting means someone is joining outside their normal hours.
💡 Scheduling tips for these locations
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A 07:00 meeting in HKT (Hong Kong) means 16:00 in PDT (Los Angeles) (2h before working hours in Hong Kong).
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A 09:00 meeting in HKT (Hong Kong) means 18:00 in PDT (Los Angeles) (2h after working hours in Los Angeles).
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A 06:00 meeting in HKT (Hong Kong) means 15:00 in PDT (Los Angeles) (3h before working hours in Hong Kong).
With no shared business hours, these slots distribute the scheduling burden as evenly as possible between both locations.
Avoid scheduling mistakes — especially around daylight saving changes. Use the ClockinSync Chrome Extension to instantly verify and compare both time zones directly in your browser, without manual calculations.
Need a specific time? Use the slider or type directly into the input bar — it understands "3pm", "15:30", and location-specific formats like "9am HKT (Hong Kong)".
