GMT to HKT converter

Greenwich Mean Time (the same as UTC, all year) to Hong Kong Time (Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai).

GMT12:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

HKT8:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

HKT is 8 h ahead of GMT.

Pick a time in GMT

⇄ HKT to GMT

9:00 AM GMT = 5:00 PM HKT same day

Best time to meet

No hour falls inside 9 AM to 5 PM in both places. The least painful: around 7:00 AM GMT, which is 3:00 PM HKT.

GMT to HKT time table

For 31 Oct 2026. Green rows: both sides between 9 AM and 5 PM.

GMT	HKT
12:00 AM GMT	8:00 AM HKT
1:00 AM GMT	9:00 AM HKT
2:00 AM GMT	10:00 AM HKT
3:00 AM GMT	11:00 AM HKT
4:00 AM GMT	12:00 PM HKT
5:00 AM GMT	1:00 PM HKT
6:00 AM GMT	2:00 PM HKT
7:00 AM GMT	3:00 PM HKT
8:00 AM GMT	4:00 PM HKT
9:00 AM GMT	5:00 PM HKT
10:00 AM GMT	6:00 PM HKT
11:00 AM GMT	7:00 PM HKT
12:00 PM GMT	8:00 PM HKT
1:00 PM GMT	9:00 PM HKT
2:00 PM GMT	10:00 PM HKT
3:00 PM GMT	11:00 PM HKT
4:00 PM GMT	12:00 AM HKT next day
5:00 PM GMT	1:00 AM HKT next day
6:00 PM GMT	2:00 AM HKT next day
7:00 PM GMT	3:00 AM HKT next day
8:00 PM GMT	4:00 AM HKT next day
9:00 PM GMT	5:00 AM HKT next day
10:00 PM GMT	6:00 AM HKT next day
11:00 PM GMT	7:00 AM HKT next day

Quick answers

9:00 AM GMT = 5:00 PM HKT
12:00 PM GMT = 8:00 PM HKT
3:00 PM GMT = 11:00 PM HKT
5:00 PM GMT = 1:00 AM HKT (next day)
9:00 AM HKT = 1:00 AM GMT
12:00 PM HKT = 4:00 AM GMT
5:00 PM HKT = 9:00 AM GMT

Does the gap change during the year?

No. HKT is 8 h ahead of GMT all year.

GMT does not change its clocks. HKT does not change its clocks.

About GMT and HKT

GMT here means Greenwich Mean Time, the clock in the same as UTC, all year. Right now it is UTC+0. It has no daylight saving.

HKT here means Hong Kong Time, the clock in Hong Kong, same as Beijing and Shanghai. Right now it is UTC+8. It has no daylight saving.

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