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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_TimeHong 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. The Hong Kong Observatory is the official timekeeper of the Hong Kong Time. It is indicated as Asia/Hong_Kong in the IANA time zone database.
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See moreHanyu Pinyin: Xiānggǎng Shíjiān
Jyutping: Hoeng1gong2 si4gaan1
IPA: [ɕjáŋkàŋ ʂɻ̩̌tɕjɛ́n]
BT: UTC+08:00
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...
See moreFrom 1885, Hong Kong Time was determined by astronomical observations at the Hong Kong Observatory using a 6-inch
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Hong Kong adopted daylight saving measures in 1941. However, the practice eventually declined in popularity and was eliminated after 1979.
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Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China, with executive, legislative, and judicial powers devolved from the national government. The Sino-British Joint Declaration provided for economic and administrative continuity through the transfer of sovereignty, resulting in an executive-led governing system largely inherited from the territory's history as a British colony. Under these terms and …
Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Calling code: +852
- British possession: 26 January 1841
- Cantonese Yale romanisation: Jūng'wàh Yàhnmàhn Guhng'wòhgwok Hēunggóng Dahkbiht Hàhngjingkēui
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
- Hong Kong is in a tropical area, and has monsoon winds. It is cool and wet in winter (Jan-Mar), hot and rainy from spring through summer (Apr-Sep), and warm, sunny and dry in the autumn (Oct-Dec). The rainy season is from May until September. In summer and early autumn, there is a frequent threat of typhoons.As Hong Kong is located nearly at the ce...
- Status: Special administrative region
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Hong_KongSee more on en.wikipedia.orgArchaeological findings suggesting human activity in Hong Kong date back over 30,000 years. Stone tools from the Old Stone Age have been excavated in Sai Kung in Wong Tei Tung. The stone tools found in Sai Kung were perhaps from a stone tool making ground from perhaps the Late Neolithic Period or Early Bronze Age. E…
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In the Post-Soviet states DD.MM.YYYYformat is used with dot as a separator. - Time
24-hour time notation is used officially and for purposes that require precision like announcements in the media. In colloquial speech 12-hour clock is used.
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- https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hongkong
Hongkong, Abkürzung: HK (chinesisch 香港, Pinyin Xiānggǎng, Jyutping Hoeng 1 gong 2, Yale Hēunggóng, englisch Hong Kong – „Duftender Hafen“, Abk.: 港), ist eine Metropole und Sonderverwaltungszone an der Südküste der Volksrepublik China im Mündungsgebiet des Perlflusses.Mit über sieben Millionen Einwohnern auf 1106 Quadratkilometern und einem …
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"Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times" (Chinese: 光復香港，時代革命; also translated variously) is a slogan used by social movements in Hong Kong. The slogan was first used in 2016 by Hong Kong Indigenous spokesman Edward Leung as his campaign theme and slogan for the 2016 New Territories East by-election. He emphasised that anyone could take part in …
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Hong_Kong
British Hong Kong was a colony and dependent territory of the British Empire from 1841 to 1997, apart from a period under Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1945.The colonial period began with the occupation of Hong Kong Island in 1841 during the First Opium War.The island was ceded to Great Britain by the Treaty of Nanking, ratified by the Daoguang Emperor in the …
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square_(Hong_Kong)
Time Square Main Atrium. Times Square ( Chinese: 時代廣場) is a luxury shopping centre and office tower complex in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The complex, owned by Wharf Properties, part of The Wharf (Holdings) Limited group, opened on 13 April 1994.
- https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/香港
香港 （英語： Hong Kong ； 縮寫 ： HK ／ HKG ），全稱 香港特別行政區 [18] （英語： Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [19] ；縮寫： HKSAR [20] ）， 簡稱 「 港 」， 雅稱 「 香江 」，是 中華人民共和國 的一個 特别行政區 ，亦是 粵港澳大灣區 、 大中華地區 ...
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