Technical Standards in Hong Kong - DVD and VCD

DVD and VCD

In the UK DVDs are region 2, of PAL standard. However, even though Hong Kong is under control of the People's Republic of China, DVDs found here are not Region 6 (for users in the Mainland China). Officially, the DVDs in Hong Kong are region 3 in NTSC colour coding. DVDs of region 1 (US, NTSC format) or region 2 (Europe, PAL format) can be also found in local shops like HMV), which is not an issue for the local market as DVD players commonly sold in the shops are multi-region.

Just as other Asian countries, VCDs are common for rental and sale in Hong Kong but these discs are not popular in the UK.

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