Current time format

Hello there,
I have a silly question to ask,
the following line:
String time = calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR)+":"+calendar.get(Calendar.MINUTE)+":"+calendar.get(Calendar.SECOND);
results in for ex: 9:3:38
Is there a way of changing the format to: 21:03:38 please??
Thanks.

This is what I did,
Date now = new Date();
GregorianCalendar calendar = new GregorianCalendar();
now = calendar.getTime();
DateFormat fmt = DateFormat.getTimeInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.UK);
String time = fmt.format(now);
This is the output:
TIME 22:00:15 o'clock BST
Is there a way of getting rid of "o'clock BST"??
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