Hong Kong — HKT at UTC+8, no DST
Hong Kong runs on Hong Kong Time (HKT, UTC+8) — same offset as mainland China and Singapore. No DST. Business hours 9 AM - 6 PM. HKEX (Hong Kong Stock Exchange) trading runs 9:30 AM - 4 PM HKT with a 1-h lunch break. Hong Kong anchors banking and legal services for Asia-Pacific transactions — Standard Chartered, HSBC, and every major international law firm maintain their APAC HQs here.