-# <pre>
-# @(#)asia 8.36
+# @(#)asia 8.44
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
#
# No DST end date has been announced yet.
-# From Arthur David Olson (2009-07-11):
-# Arbitrarily end DST at the end of 2009 so that a POSIX-sytle time zone string
-# can appear in the Dhaka binary file and for the benefit of old glibc
-# reimplementations of the time zone software that mishandle permanent DST.
-# A change will be required once the end date is known.
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-25):
+# Bangladesh won't go back to Standard Time from October 1, 2009,
+# instead it will continue DST measure till the cabinet makes a fresh decision.
+#
+# Following report by same newspaper-"The Daily Star Friday":
+# "DST change awaits cabinet decision-Clock won't go back by 1-hr from Oct 1"
+# <a href="http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021">
+# http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=107021
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_bangladesh04.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-10-13):
+# IANS (Indo-Asian News Service) now reports:
+# Bangladesh has decided that the clock advanced by an hour to make
+# maximum use of daylight hours as an energy saving measure would
+# "continue for an indefinite period."
+#
+# One of many places where it is published:
+# <a href="http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html">
+# http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/bangladesh-to-continue-indefinitely-with-advanced-time_100259987.html
+# </a>
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Dhaka 6:01:40 - LMT 1890
6:30 - BURT 1951 Sep 30
6:00 - DACT 1971 Mar 26 # Dacca Time
6:00 - BDT 2009 Jun 19 23:00 # Bangladesh Time
- 6:00 1:00 BDST 2010
- 6:00 - BDT
+ 6:00 1:00 BDST
# Bhutan
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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
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
# advance clocks in the country by one hour from April 15 to
# conserve energy"
-# From Arthur David Olson (2009-04-10):
-# Assume for now that Pakistan will end DST in 2009 as it did in 2008.
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-17):
+# "The News International," Pakistan reports that: "The Federal
+# Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the
+# clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to
+# this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in
+# this regard."
+# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168">
+# http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-28):
+# According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that
+# Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October
+# 1, 2009.
+#
+# "Clocks to go back one hour from 1 Oct"
+# <a href="http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2">
+# http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=86715&Itemid=2
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm">
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_pakistan07.htm
+# </a>
+
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-09-29):
+# Alexander Krivenyshev wrote:
+# > According to Associated Press Of Pakistan, it is confirmed that
+# > Pakistan clocks across the country would be turned back by an hour from October
+# > 1, 2009.
+#
+# Now they seem to have changed their mind, November 1 is the new date:
+# <a href="http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742">
+# http://www.thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24742
+# </a>
+# "The country's clocks will be reversed by one hour on November 1.
+# Officials of Federal Ministry for Interior told this to Geo News on
+# Monday."
+#
+# And more importantly, it seems that these dates will be kept every year:
+# "It has now been decided that clocks will be wound forward by one hour
+# on April 15 and reversed by an hour on November 1 every year without
+# obtaining prior approval, the officials added."
+#
+# We have confirmed this year's end date with both with the Ministry of
+# Water and Power and the Pakistan Electric Power Company:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Christoph Goehre (2009-10-01):
+# [T]he German Consulate General in Karachi reported me today that Pakistan
+# will go back to standard time on 1st of November.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Apr Sun>=2 0:01 1:00 S
Rule Pakistan 2002 only - Oct Sun>=2 0:01 0 -
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Pakistan 2008 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Pakistan 2009 only - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
+Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Apr 15 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Pakistan 2009 max - Nov 1 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Karachi 4:28:12 - LMT 1907
5:30 - IST 1942 Sep
# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html
# </a>
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31):
+# Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to
+# winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04.
+#
+# One news source:
+# <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158">
+# http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158
+# </a>
+# (Palestinian press agency, Arabic),
+# Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah
+# headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of
+# 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty
+# minutes per hour as of Friday morning."
+#
+# We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different
+# end date, we will keep this page updated:
+# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html">
+# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html
+# </a>
+
+# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02):
+# Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank.
+#
+# According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan
+# to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009.
+#
+# "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza"
+# (from Palestinian National Authority):
+# <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505
+# http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505
+# </a>
+# or
+# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html>
+# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html
+# </a>
+
# The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 -
Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastMon 2:00 0 -
+Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct
# 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
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