Quick answer: +852 is Hong Kong. Every Hong Kong number has 8 digits after +852, with no area codes. Mobiles start with 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9; landlines start with 2 or 3. There is no leading 0 to drop. Example: +852 9123 4567.

How to dial Hong Kong

Calling from Dial
Any mobile phone +852 + 8 digits
US or Canada landline 011 852 + 8 digits
UK or mainland China landline 00 852 + 8 digits
Australia landline 0011 852 + 8 digits

Hong Kong has no trunk prefix. Dial the 8 digits as written, straight after +852: 9123 4567 becomes +852 9123 4567. A call from mainland China to Hong Kong is international, so it needs +852 too.

Mobile and landline numbers

Mobiles are 8 digits, usually written as two groups of four: 9123 4567. Most start with 5, 6 or 9. Ranges starting 46, 47, 70 and 84 are mobiles too.

Landlines are 8 digits starting with 2 or 3. Hong Kong has had no area codes since 1989.

A first digit of 7 or 8 doesn't always mean a mobile. Some numbers starting 71 to 73 are pagers, and 81 to 83 are forwarding numbers that ring wherever the owner chooses.

Codes that get mixed up with +852

+853 is Macau, one digit away. Mainland China is +86 and Taiwan is +886; neither reaches a Hong Kong number.

Time difference

Hong Kong is on HKT (UTC+8) all year, with no daylight saving time. The gap changes when your own clocks change.

Where you are Your clocks on summer time Your clocks on standard time
US East Coast Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead
US West Coast Hong Kong is 15 hours ahead Hong Kong is 16 hours ahead
UK Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead Hong Kong is 8 hours ahead
Sydney Hong Kong is 3 hours behind Hong Kong is 2 hours behind
Mainland China or Singapore Same time all year

A 9 PM call from New York reaches Hong Kong at 9 AM the next day in the US summer and 10 AM the next day in the US winter.

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FAQ

Can I call a Hong Kong 800 toll-free number from abroad?

Usually not. Hong Kong 800 numbers are generally set up for callers inside Hong Kong, so from another country the call often won't connect. Look for the company's regular 8-digit number.

Why won't my call to +852 go through?

Check three things: you have exactly 8 digits after +852, you didn't add a 0, and you dialed 852, not 853 or 86.

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