CHK HD (stylized as cHK HD) is a
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channel 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
Bernice Jan Liu (born January 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing ...
,
Him Law and
Liu Kai Chi
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.
The channel was continued to be operated as Video on Demand channel, awhile CHK live channel has been replaced by its sister channel
Celestial Movies
Celestial Movies (天映频道) is an Asian 24-hour Chinese movie channel, which screens films from and shows interviews with movie stars and directors, entertainment news and film award ceremonies. The channel is available in 11 territories acr ...
as CM+, which served as alternative to
Star Chinese Movies.
Programming blocks
The channel's programming consists of movies, television series, travel documentaries, and news roundups from Hong Kong.
Contacts Celestial Tiger Entertainment Launches New General Entertainment Channel CHK HD on SingTel mio TV
, Retrieved on 24 April 2014
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/MAL-8PM JKT. Programs airing in this block include '' Unbeatable'', '' Switch'', ''Out of Inferno
''Out of Inferno'' () is a 2013 Hong Kong-Chinese disaster film directed by the Pang Brothers released on 3 October 2013. Starring Sean Lau, Louis Koo and Angelica Lee, the movie is about a fire that engulfs a high-rise building in southern Chin ...
'', '' 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/MAL-8PM JKT. 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/MAL-8PM JKT. Programs airing in this block include ''Initial D
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'', '' 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/MAL-9PM JKT, Saturday and Sunday at 11PM SGT/MAL-10PM JKT. Programs airing in this block include ''Magic Beauty'', ''The Unbelievable
The Unbelievable (Chinese: 怪談; ''Gwai Tam'') is a Hong Kong TV program about paranormal and other supernatural occurrences mostly in Hong Kong and nearby East Asia countries. It is generally based on Eastern Buddhist, Taoist or Chinese spir ...
'', ''Career of Seven Ladies'', and ''SFC in Action''.
References
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2013 establishments in Singapore
Lionsgate subsidiaries
Television channels and stations established in 2013
Television stations in Singapore
HD-only channels