Hong Kong Time
Hong Kong Time | |
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Time zone | |
UTC offset | |
BT | UTC+08:00 |
Current time | |
09:19, 28 March 2024 BT [refresh] | |
Observance of DST | |
DST is not observed in this time zone. |
Hong Kong Time | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Xiānggǎng Shíjiān | | |
IPA | [ɕjáŋkàŋ ʂɻ̩̌tɕjɛ́n] | |
Yue: Cantonese | ||
Jyutping | Hoeng1gong2 si4gaan3 |
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
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 advance of Universal Standard Time.[3]
Currently, Hong Kong time is defined as UTC+08:00. The reference in section 67(2) to the Oil (Conservation and Control) Ordinance is actually a power given to the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to change Hong Kong Time for the purposes of conserving oil, i.e. to implement daylight saving time. However, no daylight saving time has been observed since 1979.
The Hong Kong Time was first set to
Timekeeping
During the
In 1966, the pendulum clock in the
In 1980, the Royal Observatory adopted a timing system based on a
Current Hong Kong Time can be obtained from the Observatory's Network Time Server Archived 2014-03-14 at the Wayback Machine.
Daylight Saving
Hong Kong adopted daylight saving measures in 1941. However, the practice eventually declined in popularity and was eliminated after 1979.[5]
Time zone serial
Asia/Hong_Kong[6]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-16-091756-1. Archivedfrom the original on 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Hong Kong Observatory, History of Hong Kong Time Service, archived from the original on 2010-11-27, retrieved 2010-10-19
- ^ section 67 of the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance Archived 2011-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, Laws of Hong Kong.
- ^ section 25 of the Adaptation of Laws (Interpretative Provisions) Ordinance (26 of 1998) Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Laws of Hong Kong.
- ISBN 9781925516968. Archived from the originalon 2017-04-24.
- ^ "Time Zone Database".
External links
- Hong Kong Observatory
- Hong Kong Time by Hong Kong Observatory Archived 2008-06-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Hong Kong Summer Time in history Archived 2019-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- History of Hong Kong Time service Archived 2009-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
- IANA time zone database
- PHP time zones Asia