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diff --git a/share/zoneinfo/asia b/share/zoneinfo/asia index 07cdb113c4d9..673474917937 100644 --- a/share/zoneinfo/asia +++ b/share/zoneinfo/asia @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)asia 7.27 +# @(#)asia 7.30 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to @@ -214,28 +214,6 @@ Zone Asia/Kashgar 5:03:56 - LMT 1928 5:30 - KAST 1940 # Kashgar Time 5:00 - KAST 1980 May 8:00 PRC C%sT - -############################################################################### - -# Republic of China - -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S -Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D -Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S -# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] -Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 - 8:00 Taiwan C%sT - -############################################################################### # Hong Kong # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule HK 1946 only - Apr 20 3:30 1:00 S @@ -258,6 +236,27 @@ Zone Asia/Hong_Kong 7:36:36 - LMT 1904 Oct 30 8:00 HK HK%sT 1997 Jul 1 # return to China 8:00 PRC C%sT + +############################################################################### + +# Republic of China + +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - May 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1945 1951 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1952 only - Mar 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1952 1954 - Nov 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1953 1959 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1955 1961 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1960 1961 - Jun 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1974 1975 - Oct 1 0:00 0 S +Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Jun 30 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Taiwan 1980 only - Sep 30 0:00 0 S +# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] +Zone Asia/Taipei 8:06:00 - LMT 1896 + 8:00 Taiwan C%sT + # Macao # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Macao 1961 1962 - Mar Sun>=16 3:30 1:00 S @@ -506,8 +505,8 @@ Rule Zion 1987 only - Sep 13 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1988 only - Apr 9 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S -# From Ephraim Silverberg (1996-01-02): -# +# From Ephraim Silverberg (ephraim@cs.huji.ac.il), 1997-03-04: + # According to the Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of # Interior, there is NO set rule for Daylight-Savings/Standard time changes. # Each year they decide anew what havoc to wreak on the country. However, @@ -516,11 +515,11 @@ Rule Zion 1988 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S # government, the phase of the moon and the direction of the wind. Hence, # changes may need to be made on a semi-annual basis. One thing is entrenched # in law, however: that there must be at least 150 days of daylight savings -# time annually. Ever since 1993, the change to daylight savings time has -# been from midnight Thursday night to 1 a.m. Friday morning and the change -# back to standard time on Saturday night from midnight daylight savings time +# time annually. Ever since 1993, the change to daylight savings time is +# on a Thursday night from midnight IST to 1 a.m IDT. The change back to +# standard time is on a Saturday night from midnight daylight savings time # to 11 p.m. standard time. 1996 is an exception to this rule where the -# change back to standard time takes place on Sunday night instead of Saturday +# change back to standard time took place on Sunday night instead of Saturday # night to avoid conflicts with the Jewish New Year. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S @@ -537,34 +536,41 @@ Rule Zion 1993 only - Sep 5 0:00 0 S # The dates for 1994-1995 were obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman for the # Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The spokeswoman can be reached by -# calling the switchboard at 972-2-701411 and asking for the spokeswoman. +# calling the office directly at 972-2-6701447 or 972-2-6701448. -# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Zion 1994 only - Apr 1 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1994 only - Aug 28 0:00 0 S Rule Zion 1995 only - Mar 31 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1995 only - Sep 3 0:00 0 S -# The dates for 1996-1998 were also obtained from Office of the Spokeswoman -# for the Ministry of Interior, Jerusalem, Israel. The official announcement -# can be viewed (in Hebrew) at the following URL: +# The dates for 1996 were determined by the Minister of Interior of the +# time, Haim Ramon. The official announcement regarding 1996-1998 +# (with the dates for 1997 no longer being relevant) can be viewed at: +# +# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1996-1998.ramon.ps.gz # -# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/misc/timezones/announcements/1996-1998.ps.gz +# The dates for 1997 were altered by his successor, Rabbi Eli Suissa. +# No changes have been made regarding 1998 as of yet. # -# Caveat emptor: The dates for the years 1996-1998 were originally announced -# on 1995-08-31, by the previous Minister of Interior. The new Minister -# of Interior changed the dates on 1996-01-01, to take into account the -# desires of certain portions of Israeli society (the next election is in the -# Fall of 1996). After this (1996) year's Daylight Savings Time is over, the -# new minister has announced that a study will be conducted as to the wishes of -# the populace regarding the length of Daylight Savings Time and the Interior -# Committee will meet to review the results of the study and make any necessary -# changes to the 1997-1998 dates. Never a dull moment in the State of Israel. +# The official announcement for the year 1997 can be viewed at: +# +# ftp://ftp.huji.ac.il/pub/tz/announcements/1997.ps.gz # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S -Rule Zion 1996 1998 - Mar Fri>=14 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1996 only - Mar 15 0:00 1:00 D Rule Zion 1996 only - Sep 16 0:00 0 S -Rule Zion 1997 1998 - Oct Sun>=14 0:00 0 S +Rule Zion 1997 only - Mar 21 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1997 only - Sep 14 0:00 0 S +Rule Zion 1998 only - Mar 20 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1998 only - Oct 18 0:00 0 S + +# From Paul Eggert (1997-03-15): +# Here are guesses for rules after 1998. +# They are probably wrong, but they are more likely than no DST at all. +# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S +Rule Zion 1999 max - Mar Fri>=15 0:00 1:00 D +Rule Zion 1999 max - Sep Sun>=15 0:00 0 S # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Jerusalem 2:20:56 - LMT 1880 @@ -781,7 +787,8 @@ Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Mar lastSun 2:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1985 1990 - Sep lastSun 3:00 0 - Rule Mongol 1991 max - Mar lastSun 0:00 1:00 S Rule Mongol 1991 1995 - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - -Rule Mongol 1996 max - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1996 only - Oct Fri>=22 0:00 0 - +Rule Mongol 1997 max - Sep lastSun 0:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] #Zone Asia/Dariv 6:14:32 - LMT 1905 Aug # 6:00 - DART 1978 # Dariv Time @@ -880,6 +887,11 @@ Zone Asia/Singapore 6:55:24 - LMT 1880 # reported ``the country's standard time will be put forward by one hour at # midnight Friday (1830 GMT) `in the light of the present power crisis'.'' # Transitions before 1996 are from Shanks (1991). +# +# From Dharmasiri Senanayake, Sri Lanka Media Minister (1996-10-24), as quoted +# in <URL:news:54rka5$m5h@mtinsc01-mgt.ops.worldnet.att.net> (1996-10-26): +# With effect from 12.30 a.m. on 26th October 1996 +# Sri Lanka will be six (06) hours ahead of GMT. # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 @@ -888,7 +900,8 @@ Zone Asia/Colombo 5:19:24 - LMT 1880 5:30 0:30 IHST 1942 Sep 5:30 1:00 IST 1945 Oct 16 2:00 5:30 - IST 1996 May 25 0:00 - 6:30 - LKT # Sri Lanka Time + 6:30 - LKT 1996 Oct 26 0:30 + 6:00 - LKT # Syria # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S |