Originally Posted By: tman
Originally Posted By: boxer
Stop me if I'm wrong, I speak with a certain authority as my great uncle was our ambassador in Shanghai many years ago, but I'm told that China never had VHS tapes/recorders - by the time outside influences became acceptable, the world had moved on to the DVD.

No clue about China but VHS tapes were everywhere in HK. For rentals, LaserDisc or VideoCD were both very popular at their respective times.

But during that time frame, HK was still under British rule, and very much more progressive than the rest of China.