{"id":790,"date":"2022-07-22T07:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T06:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/?p=790"},"modified":"2022-07-22T09:01:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T08:01:41","slug":"set-conference-call-hong-kong-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/set-conference-call-hong-kong-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"How to conference call Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong is, for many, the gateway to China and the Far East and a region\u00a0with rich historical links to the UK having been under British control between 1841 and 1997.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also the world&#8217;s eighth largest trading economy, has been ranked as the world&#8217;s freest economy for the last 20 years, and one of Asia&#8217;s leading financial and business centres.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also about 6,000 miles away so not somewhere you can easily commute to!<\/p>\n<p>So if you&#8217;ve business associates, clients or work colleagues in Hong Kong, why not conduct your business via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conference call<\/a>? It&#8217;s cost effective, requires nothing more than a landline or mobile and can be set up in a few simple steps.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2352\" style=\"font-size: revert;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hong-kong.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>How to set up a conference call between the UK and Hong Kong<\/h2>\n<p>Visit\u00a0ConferenceCall.co.uk\u00a0to get your free PIN, click on the \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/invite-your-international-participants\">Invite Participants<\/a>\u2019 tab to generate an email template and then enter the time, date and subject of the conference call.<\/p>\n<p>Pick UK and Hong Kong\u00a0dial-in codes, hit the button marked \u2018Copy this invitation\u2019, paste it into an email, send it to up to 100\u00a0participants, and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n<h3>Dial-in numbers to call<\/h3>\n<p>At the allotted time participants dial the following numbers and enter your PIN:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>UK participants<\/b>\u00a0dial\u00a0<b>0843 373 0843<\/b>\u00a0(landline)<b>+44\u00a0843\u00a0373\u00a00999<\/b> (when overseas)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hong Kong <\/strong><b>participants<\/b> dial \u00a0<strong>3018-4589 <\/strong>(from landlines)\u00a0<strong>or\u00a0+44 843 373 0999\u00a0<\/strong>(from mobiles)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your conference call can now begin!<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s the best time to call Hong Kong from the UK?<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/clock.jpg\" alt=\"clock\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although a former UK colony, doing business with Hong Kong is still at the mercy of the dreaded time difference between the two countries\u00a0&#8211; but our analytics tell us that business calls between the two countries generally\u00a0take place:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; between\u00a0<b>7am and 4pm GMT<\/b>\u00a0&#8211; that\u2019s between 2pm and 11pm in\u00a0Hong Kong.<br \/>\n&#8211; but calls also take place between\u00a0<strong>2am\u00a0<\/strong><b>and 3am GMT\u00a0<\/b>&#8211; which is between 9am and 10am the next day in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<h2>Do you need to dial the worldwide dial-in number when calling Hong Kong from the UK?<\/h2>\n<p>No, the UK participants can simply dial the UK dial-in number when they are in the UK, and our system will automatically match your participants by your PIN.<\/p>\n<h2>Where is Hong Kong?<\/h2>\n<p>Hong Kong is on China&#8217;s southern coast, just east of Macau, and is surrounded by the South China Sea on all sides except the north, which neighbours the Guangdong city of Shenzhen along the Sham Chun River. Hong Kong is not a country, but a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China &#8211; it&#8217;s essentially a city of China, but has its own administrative rights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d472323.8503015012!2d113.84750722665092!3d22.352493024941683!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x3403e2eda332980f%3A0xf08ab3badbeac97c!2sHong+Kong!5e0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1546937382758\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s the FCO advice on travelling to Hong Kong?<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re travelling to Hong Kong, check the latest travel advice where Covid-19 restrictions are concerned and be prepared for plans to change at the last minute.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s been a lot of civil unrest in Hong Kong recently, largely directed at the incumbent Chinese government. This has seen large protests across Hong Kong, particularly in tourist areas. Although many are peaceful, things can sometimes turn violent, so it&#8217;s always best to leave any areas where protests are being held.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re travelling between April and October, be aware there could be some adverse weather as this is typhoon season.<\/p>\n<p>Although crime isn&#8217;t a huge issue, you should take sensible precautions against pick pocketing and other street crime.<\/p>\n<p>You can drive in Hong Kong with a valid UK driving licence for up to 12 months.<\/p>\n<p>Flag Image by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/jorono-1966666\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2693116\">jorono<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=2693116\">Pixabay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/conference-call\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1777\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/conference-call-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong is, for many, the gateway to China and the Far East and a region\u00a0with rich historical links to the UK having been under British control between 1841 and<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conferencecall.co.uk\/blog\/set-conference-call-hong-kong-uk\/\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to conference call Hong Kong<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,7],"tags":[23,3,24,9,8],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.9 - 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