Hong Kong to London: time difference and best times to meet

London is 8 hours behind Hong Kong. Their working days overlap for 1 hour, from 5pm to 6pm in Hong Kong (9am–10am in London). The best time to schedule is 5pm Hong Kong time, which is 9am in London.

By LemCall EditorialUpdated November 3, 2026

Hong Kong

19:07

Asia/Hong_Kong

London

11:07

Europe/London

Hong Kong and London time difference

This live comparison uses the current time-zone rules for both cities, so it reflects daylight-saving changes as well as the usual Hong Kong and London clock gap. Set your working hours below to see the practical overlap before proposing a meeting.

Hour-by-hour overlap

Each row is one hour of the Hong Kong day and the matching hour in London. Adjust the working hours to match how your team actually works.

Day starts

Day ends

Hong Kong	London	Suitable?
12am	4pm	Working hours in London only
1am	5pm	Working hours in London only
9am	1am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
10am	2am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
11am	3am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
12pm	4am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
1pm	5am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
2pm	6am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
3pm	7am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
4pm	8am	Working hours in Hong Kong only
5pm	9am	Both cities at work
6pm	10am	Working hours in London only
7pm	11am	Working hours in London only
8pm	12pm	Working hours in London only
9pm	1pm	Working hours in London only
10pm	2pm	Working hours in London only
11pm	3pm	Working hours in London only

Best times to propose

1. 5pm in Hong Kong · 9am in London — Right at the edge of someone's day

Avoid 12am Hong Kong time and 1am Hong Kong time — only the other city is at work.

When the gap changes in the next twelve months

Sunday, March 28, 2027 — London goes from 8 hours behind to 7 hours behind Hong Kong.
Sunday, October 31, 2027 — London goes from 7 hours behind to 8 hours behind Hong Kong.

Recurring meetings set as a fixed clock time in one city will move by an hour for the other on these dates.

Public holidays to avoid

Dates where one side is off work while the other is not are the most common cause of no-shows on this route.

Monday, November 30, 2026 — Saint Andrew's Day — London is off, Hong Kong is working.
Friday, December 25, 2026 — Christmas Day and Christmas Day; both cities are off.
Saturday, December 26, 2026 — Boxing Day — Hong Kong is off, London is working.
Monday, December 28, 2026 — St. Stephen's Day — London is off, Hong Kong is working.

With 1 shared working hours, Hong Kong and London can run standing meetings without anyone giving up an evening — as long as the slot sits inside that window on both sides of the next clock change.

Sending a booking link avoids the arithmetic entirely: each side picks a time in their own zone and both calendars get the correct local time, including after a daylight-saving change. See how LemCall handles cross-timezone bookings.

Frequently asked questions

What is the time difference between Hong Kong and London?: London is currently 8 hours behind Hong Kong. That changes to 7 hours behind on Sunday, March 28, 2027, when one side shifts for daylight saving.
When is the best time to schedule a meeting between Hong Kong and London?: 5pm in Hong Kong, which is 9am in London. Right at the edge of someone's day.
How many hours do Hong Kong and London overlap?: 1 hours, from 5pm to 6pm Hong Kong time (9am–10am in London).
Does daylight saving change the Hong Kong–London gap?: Yes. Over the next twelve months the difference changes 2 times: Sunday, March 28, 2027 (8 hours behind becomes 7 hours behind); Sunday, October 31, 2027 (7 hours behind becomes 8 hours behind).
Are there public holidays that affect Hong Kong–London meetings?: Yes. The next is Monday, November 30, 2026 — a public holiday where London is, but a normal working day in Hong Kong.

Nearby pairs

Sources

1.IANA. Time Zone Database
2.Nager.Date. Public holidays API · Retrieved 2026-11-03