Hong Kong Codes

Hong Kong Codes

Hong Kong Codes

Codes of Hong Kong

+852 HK - Country Code for Mobile Phones and Whatsapp
Hong Kong Codes (+852) HK / HKG - Country Code for Mobile Phones, Telephone Calls, Whatsapp Messages and SMS. List of International Dial Code by City. Mobile Phone Companies.
(+852) Hong Kong Country Code. International Dial Code. Search by city. Find phone, address, and contacts
.HK is the country code for internet and national web sites International Call Prefix : varies, depending on IDD provider, however 001 works on all phone lines and uses the IDD service provided by the same carrier as the telephone line that 001 call is dialed from.
Hong Kong Phone Numbers Phones in Hong Kong Telephone numbers in Hong Kong are mostly eight-digit. Fixed land line numbers start with 2 or 3, cellular (mobile) phone numbers with 5, 6 or 9, pager numbers with 7 and forwarding service with 8. There is no area code today in Hong Kong.
Kowloon, New Kowloon and Sai Kung - 3 = Kowloon , New Kowloon and Sai Kung - (3) Nxx xxxx became 7xx xxxx (N = 7) -
Hong Kong Island and Outlying Islands - 5 = Hong Kong Island and Outlying Islands - (5) Nxx xxxx became Nxx xxxx (N = 8 or 9) -
New Territories - 12 = New Territories - (0) Nxx xxxx became Nxx xxxx (N = 4 or 6) -
Cellular phone numbers in Hong Kong are all eight-digit starting with '9'.
1990s
Early 1990s
On 1 January 1990, area codes were abolished. Area codes for six-digit numbers became part of subscriber's numbers. Area codes for seven-digit numbers were simply removed. Some six-digit numbers had the first digit changed to 2 digits to make a seven-digit number.
Prefix '2' to all fixed line (land line) numbers which are now eight-digit in the 90's.
Prefix '7' was prefixed to existing pager service numbers in the 90's.

xxx xxxx became 2xxx xxxx
11xx xxx became 711xx xxx
11xx xxxxx became 7xx xxxxx
9xxx xxxx remained unchanged
Paterns: Before the introduction of portable fixed line numbers, numbers were assigned in a pattern akin to districts. For example, in addition to the existing 3, 5 and 0 prefixes, a 4 prefix was used for Tuen Mun and Yuen Long, 6 for Tai Po and Sha Tin, and 8 for Island East.
Today: 2000s until today -
Numbers starting with '3' were introduced when '2' for fixed lines started running out.
Cell phone numbers are eight-digit.
The number '6' started to be used when numbers started with '9' were running out.
Cellular phone numbers with '5' as the beginning were also introduced. In May, 2008.
2xxx xxxx fixed lines
3xxx xxxx fixed lines and dialup ISPs
5xxx xxxx cellular phones
6xxx xxxx cellular phones
7xxx xxxx pager services
8xxx xxxx forwarding services
9xxx xxxx cellular phones
For example, one can request a SkypeIn number which is usually in the form of 81xx xxxx.
International - Making international calls to Hong Kong - Country Code ) (Area code ) xxxx xxxx + is the access code for an IDD service provider.

Calls to Macau and the People's Republic of China are international, as are calls to Taiwan .

 Macau +853 xxx xxx
 China +86 (Area Code) xxxx xxxx
 Taiwan +886 (Area Code) xxx xxxx
During the years of telephone monopoly, + was 106 (through 1980s) and then 001.
Emergency services and other special numbers
Telephone number for emergency services - Police, Fire Service and Ambulance is 999 for land or fixed lines.

For mobile and other users:

992 - fax on fixed line, SMS on mobile phones (for subcribers with disabilities) Emergency
112 - mobile phones Emergency Cell Services
Some special numbers are three- to five-digit. Some premium rate services, for example for games, are 9-digit.
Numbers beginning with 1 are usually reserved for carrier/operator services. These services are provided by the individual telephone carrier. In general, these numbers can be used across all carriers:
Directory services can be reached at 1081 (English) and 1083 (Cantonese).
Time and temperature information can be reached at 18501 (English) and 18503 (Cantonese).
Telephone numbers in Hong_Kong Communications in Hong Kong
香港電話號碼分類 - 中文
Hong Kong

ISO : HK
ISO3 : HKG
ISO-Numeric : 344
FIPS : HK
Country : Hong Kong
Capital : Hong Kong
Area km2 : 1092
Population : 7451000
Continent : AS
Internet : .hk
Currency Code : HKD
Currency Name : Dollar
Phone : 852
Languages : zh-HK,yue,zh,en
Geo : 1819730 Country : HK, State : Central and Western, State Name : Central and Western,
Country : HK, State : Eastern, State Name : Eastern,
Country : HK, State : Southern, State Name : Southern,
Country : HK, State : Wan Chai, State Name : Wan Chai,
Country : HK, State : Kowloon City, State Name : Kowloon City,
Country : HK, State : Kwun Tong, State Name : Kwun Tong,
Country : HK, State : Sham Shui Po, State Name : Sham Shui Po,
Country : HK, State : Wong Tai Sin, State Name : Wong Tai Sin,
Country : HK, State : Yau Tsim Mong, State Name : Yau Tsim Mong,
Country : HK, State : Islands, State Name : Islands,
Country : HK, State : Kwai Tsing, State Name : Kwai Tsing,
Country : HK, State : North, State Name : North,
Country : HK, State : Sai Kung, State Name : Sai Kung,
Country : HK, State : Sha Tin, State Name : Sha Tin,
Country : HK, State : Tuen Mun, State Name : Tuen Mun,
Country : HK, State : Tai Po, State Name : Tai Po,
Country : HK, State : Tsuen Wan, State Name : Tsuen Wan,
Country : HK, State : Yuen Long, State Name : Yuen Long,
----- country-timezones ----- Country : HK, Zone : Hong Kong, Hour GMT : 8, Continent : Asia ,
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