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CHK 香港台 HD
Programming
Language(s)Mandarin (Singapore as a main dubbed audio)
Ownership
OwnerCelestial Tiger Entertainment

CHK HD (stylized as CHK HD) is a pay television channel in Southeast Asia owned by Celestial Tiger Entertainment and billed as a Hong Kong general entertainment hub featuring movies, lifestyle programs and dramas for all Singtel TV customers in Singapore. The high-definition channel was launched on 18 October 2013 with Hong Kong celebrities Bernice Liu, Him Law and Liu Kai Chi.[1][2]

Programming blocks

The channel is positioned as a Singapore-exclusive channel and Malaysia-general entertainment channel airing only general entertainment programs such as movies, television series, travel documentaries, and news roundups from Hong Kong; all of which have never been televised before in Singapore and never see another HK platform such as ATV, HKTV variety programmes in Malaysia. CHK HD broadcasts programs in dual language (Cantonese and Mandarin via CHK HD on Demand in Singapore, selected programmes in Malaysia).[3]

Saturday Night Blockbuster

CHK HD premieres the latest Hong Kong blockbuster movies, notably released theatrically within the past 12 months, in a weekly evening time slot every Saturday at 9PM SGT. Programs airing in this block include Unbeatable, Switch, Out of Inferno, The Guillotines, and Christmas Rose.

Sunday Drama Night

Drama series tackling cultural, societal, and political issues in Hong Kong are shown every Sunday at 9PM SGT. Programs airing in this block include Hope and Despair, F.S.D., Ombudsman Special, The Moment, and I.T. Champions.

Weekday Primetime Movies

Repeat showings and classic screenings of notable Hong Kong movie hits air Monday through Friday at 9PM SGT. Programs airing in this block include Initial D, Infernal Affairs, Confession of Pain, My Young Auntie, and Ip Man.

C Nights

A signature time-belt focused on scary, violent, and risque shows air Monday through Friday at 10PM SGT, Saturday and Sunday at 11PM SGT. Programs airing in this block include Magic Beauty, The Unbelievable, Career of Seven Ladies, and SFC in Action.

Broadcasting in Selected Countries

Singtel TV:

  • Channel 510 (HD) - Mandarin as a main dubbed audio
  • Channel 511 (CHK HD Video On Demand) - comes with dual language

References