Offset
The time difference between New Territories and Greenwich Mean Time is 7 hours.
New Territories (HKT) is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (BST).
HKT: UTC+8
BST: UTC+1
Greenwich Mean Time is currently observing daylight saving time; New Territories is not.
When to schedule
Business-hours overlap: 4 PM–5 PM in New Territories (9 AM–10 AM in Greenwich Mean Time).
Both teams are in working hours during this window on weekdays.
Suggested time: 4:00 PM New Territories (9:00 AM Greenwich Mean Time).
This window may shift by an hour during daylight saving time.
Public holidays in 2026
National public holidays can affect availability — a counterpart is likely off work on their own holidays, so it's worth planning meetings and deadlines around them.
Hong Kong
- New Year's DayThu, Jan 1
- Lunar New YearTue, Feb 17
- Second day of Lunar New YearWed, Feb 18
- Third day of Lunar New YearThu, Feb 19
- Good FridayFri, Apr 3
- Holy SaturdaySat, Apr 4
- Ching Ming FestivalSat, Apr 4
- Easter MondayMon, Apr 6
- Labour DayFri, May 1
- Buddha's BirthdayMon, May 25
- Dragon Boat FestivalFri, Jun 19
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment DayWed, Jul 1
- Day following the Mid-Autumn FestivalSat, Sep 26
- National DayThu, Oct 1
- Chung Yeung FestivalMon, Oct 19
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
- Boxing DaySat, Dec 26
United Kingdom
- Good FridayFri, Apr 3
- Early May Bank HolidayMon, May 4
- Spring Bank HolidayMon, May 25
- Christmas DayFri, Dec 25
- St. Stephen's DayMon, Dec 28
About these zones
New Territories uses Hong Kong Time (HKT). To call Hong Kong, dial +852.
Greenwich Mean Time is also known as GMT, or BST. To call United Kingdom, dial +44.
Greenwich Mean Time is approximately 5,950 miles northwest of New Territories.
Quick reference
Full 24-hour conversion table — tap any time to open it in the converter.
| New Territories | GMT | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 am | 5:00 pm | -1 day |
| 1:00 am | 6:00 pm | -1 day |
| 2:00 am | 7:00 pm | -1 day |
| 3:00 am | 8:00 pm | -1 day |
| 4:00 am | 9:00 pm | -1 day |
| 5:00 am | 10:00 pm | -1 day |
| 6:00 am | 11:00 pm | -1 day |
| 7:00 am | 12:00 am | Same day |
| 8:00 am | 1:00 am | Same day |
| 9:00 am | 2:00 am | Same day |
| 10:00 am | 3:00 am | Same day |
| 11:00 am | 4:00 am | Same day |
| 12:00 pm | 5:00 am | Same day |
| 1:00 pm | 6:00 am | Same day |
| 2:00 pm | 7:00 am | Same day |
| 3:00 pm | 8:00 am | Same day |
| 4:00 pm | 9:00 am | Same day |
| 5:00 pm | 10:00 am | Same day |
| 6:00 pm | 11:00 am | Same day |
| 7:00 pm | 12:00 pm | Same day |
| 8:00 pm | 1:00 pm | Same day |
| 9:00 pm | 2:00 pm | Same day |
| 10:00 pm | 3:00 pm | Same day |
| 11:00 pm | 4:00 pm | Same day |
Daylight saving time
Greenwich Mean Time observes daylight saving time; New Territories does not. The offset between the two zones changes when Greenwich Mean Time transitions: on Sunday, October 25, 2026, clocks fall back from BST to GMT.
See the daylight saving time page for transition dates across every time zone.
Daylight today
- Sunrise
- 5:50 AM
- Sunset
- 7:11 PM
- Day length
- 13h 20m
- Sunrise
- 5:06 AM
- Sunset
- 9:09 PM
- Day length
- 16h 2m
Daylight overlap: 7h 4m — 12:06 PM–7:11 PM in New Territories (5:06 AM–12:11 PM in Greenwich Mean Time). Both locations are in daylight during this window.
Cities in these zones
Other cities in Hong Kong Time
Cities in Greenwich Mean Time
Browse all cities to see the current local time anywhere.
Airports in these zones
Airports in Hong Kong Time
- HKG
Airports in Greenwich Mean Time
- LCY
- LGW
- LHR
- LTN
- STN
- BHX
- EMA
- GLA
- PIK
- LBA
Related conversions
Common conversions
- What is 9:00 am New Territories in GMT?
- 9:00 am New Territories is 2:00 am GMT.
- What is 12:00 pm New Territories in GMT?
- 12:00 pm New Territories is 5:00 am GMT.
- What is 12:30 pm New Territories in GMT?
- 12:30 pm New Territories is 5:30 am GMT.
- What is 2:00 pm New Territories in GMT?
- 2:00 pm New Territories is 7:00 am GMT.
- What is 5:00 pm New Territories in GMT?
- 5:00 pm New Territories is 10:00 am GMT.
- What is 11:30 pm New Territories in GMT?
- 11:30 pm New Territories is 4:30 pm GMT.