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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia index 7f063cb..1987fc8 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/asia +++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia @@ -1,5 +1,4 @@ -# <pre> -# @(#)asia 8.42 +# @(#)asia 8.44 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. @@ -369,14 +368,84 @@ Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 # or Kashi or Kaxgar 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT + +# From Lee Yiu Chung (2009-10-24): +# I found there are some mistakes for the historial DST rule for Hong +# Kong. Accoring to the DST record from Hong Kong Observatory (actually, +# it is not [an] observatory, but the official meteorological agency of HK, +# and also serves as the official timing agency), there are some missing +# and incorrect rules. Although the exact switch over time is missing, I +# think 3:30 is correct. The official DST record for Hong Kong can be +# obtained from +# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# </a>. + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): +# Here are the dates given at +# <a href="http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm"> +# http://www.hko.gov.hk/gts/time/Summertime.htm +# </a> +# as of 2009-10-28: +# Year Period +# 1941 1 Apr to 30 Sep +# 1942 Whole year +# 1943 Whole year +# 1944 Whole year +# 1945 Whole year +# 1946 20 Apr to 1 Dec +# 1947 13 Apr to 30 Dec +# 1948 2 May to 31 Oct +# 1949 3 Apr to 30 Oct +# 1950 2 Apr to 29 Oct +# 1951 1 Apr to 28 Oct +# 1952 6 Apr to 25 Oct +# 1953 5 Apr to 1 Nov +# 1954 21 Mar to 31 Oct +# 1955 20 Mar to 6 Nov +# 1956 18 Mar to 4 Nov +# 1957 24 Mar to 3 Nov +# 1958 23 Mar to 2 Nov +# 1959 22 Mar to 1 Nov +# 1960 20 Mar to 6 Nov +# 1961 19 Mar to 5 Nov +# 1962 18 Mar to 4 Nov +# 1963 24 Mar to 3 Nov +# 1964 22 Mar to 1 Nov +# 1965 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1966 17 Apr to 16 Oct +# 1967 16 Apr to 22 Oct +# 1968 21 Apr to 20 Oct +# 1969 20 Apr to 19 Oct +# 1970 19 Apr to 18 Oct +# 1971 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1972 16 Apr to 22 Oct +# 1973 22 Apr to 21 Oct +# 1973/74 30 Dec 73 to 20 Oct 74 +# 1975 20 Apr to 19 Oct +# 1976 18 Apr to 17 Oct +# 1977 Nil +# 1978 Nil +# 1979 13 May to 21 Oct +# 1980 to Now Nil +# The page does not give start or end times of day. +# The page does not give a start date for 1942. +# The page does not givw an end date for 1945. +# The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong began on 1941-12-25. +# The Japanese surrender of Hong Kong was signed 1945-09-15. +# For lack of anything better, use start of those days as the transition times. + # Hong Kong (Xianggang) # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule HK 1941 only - Apr 1 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1941 only - Sep 30 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1946 only - Dec 1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1947 only - Apr 13 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1947 only - Dec 30 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1948 only - May 2 3:30 1:00 S -Rule HK 1948 1952 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1948 1951 - Oct lastSun 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1952 only - Oct 25 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1949 1953 - Apr Sun>=1 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1953 only - Nov 1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1954 1964 - Mar Sun>=18 3:30 1:00 S @@ -384,13 +453,15 @@ Rule HK 1954 only - Oct 31 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1955 1964 - Nov Sun>=1 3:30 0 - Rule HK 1965 1977 - Apr Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S Rule HK 1965 1977 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - -Rule HK 1979 1980 - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S -Rule HK 1979 1980 - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - +Rule HK 1973 only - Dec 30 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1979 only - May Sun>=8 3:30 1:00 S +Rule HK 1979 only - Oct Sun>=16 3:30 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 + 8:00 HK HK%sT 1941 Dec 25 + 9:00 - JST 1945 Sep 15 8:00 HK HK%sT - ############################################################################### # Taiwan @@ -2236,9 +2307,23 @@ Rule Syria 2007 only - Nov Fri>=1 0:00 0 - # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/syria-dst-starts-march-27-2009.html # </a> +# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-27): +# The Syrian Arab News Network on 2009-09-29 reported that Syria will +# revert back to winter (standard) time on midnight between Thursday +# 2009-10-29 and Friday 2009-10-30: +# <a href="http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm"> +# http://www.sana.sy/ara/2/2009/09/29/247012.htm (Arabic) +# </a> + +# From Arthur David Olson (2009-10-28): +# We'll see if future DST switching times turn out to be end of the last +# Thursday of the month or the start of the last Friday of the month or +# something else. For now, use the start of the last Friday. + Rule Syria 2008 only - Apr Fri>=1 0:00 1:00 S -Rule Syria 2008 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 - +Rule Syria 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 - Rule Syria 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Syria 2009 max - Oct lastFri 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Damascus 2:25:12 - LMT 1920 # Dimashq |
