HKT to GMT converter

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

HKT8:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

→

GMT12:07 AMSat 31 Oct 2026

GMT is 8 h behind HKT.

Pick a time in HKT

⇄ GMT to HKT

9:00 AM HKT = 1:00 AM GMT same day

Best time to meet

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

HKT to GMT time table

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

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

Quick answers

9:00 AM HKT = 1:00 AM GMT
12:00 PM HKT = 4:00 AM GMT
3:00 PM HKT = 7:00 AM GMT
5:00 PM HKT = 9:00 AM GMT
9:00 AM GMT = 5:00 PM HKT
12:00 PM GMT = 8:00 PM HKT
5:00 PM GMT = 1:00 AM HKT (next day)

Does the gap change during the year?

No. GMT is 8 h behind HKT all year.

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

About HKT and GMT

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.

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.

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