Editing HMV (section)

=== Hong Kong and Singapore (1990s–2010s) ===
[[File:HKElementsHMV_20071026.jpg|thumb|HMV shop in the [[Elements, Hong Kong|Elements]], Kowloon, Hong Kong, in 2007.]]
In 1994, HMV opened its first store in Hong Kong at Windsor House, 311 [[Gloucester Road, Hong Kong|Gloucester Road]]. Following this, HMV expanded into new shopping malls across the region. The [[Tsim Sha Tsui]] flagship store, located at the corner of Peking Road and Hankow Road, was the largest record shop in the territory.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 January 2013 |title=音樂專業程度大不如前; HMV申請破產 4350員工恐失業 |url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20130116/18136023 |access-date=17 January 2013 |newspaper=Apple Daily |publisher=Next Media |location=Hong Kong |language=zh}}</ref>

In Singapore, HMV was the second international music store established after [[Tower Records]], which eventually closed. HMV operated a store at Marina Square, and previously had locations at 313@Somerset (which replaced a former shop at The Heeren) and the CityLink underground mall. HMV's pricing was generally higher than independent stores and local chains like Gramophone and That CD Shop, but it was the only retailer in Singapore to sell a variety of products, including games, T-shirts, books, and audio gear, alongside music and video.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

In the 2000s, HMV Hong Kong partnered with Commercial Radio Hong Kong, renaming one of their channels HMV864 and broadcasting it in all HMV stores in the city. HMV Hong Kong was known for higher prices compared to independent record shops, particularly on non-promotional items. The Hong Kong stores were the second globally, after the UK, to introduce in-store digital kiosks, and the first in Asia. Initially, HMV Hong Kong used the same stylized gramophone logo as HMV Japan but later switched to the Nipper the Dog logo used by HMV UK, minus the gramophone.

On 28 February 2013, Deloitte announced that Hong Kong-based private equity firm AID Partners Capital Holdings had acquired HMV's businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as the rights to the HMV brand in China, Singapore and Taiwan.<ref name="Asia2">{{cite news |date=28 February 2013 |title=HMV administrators sell Asia shops |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21615806 |access-date=26 February 2013 |newspaper=BBC News Online}}</ref> HMV's 313@Somerset store in Singapore closed in November 2013, and the CityLink store closed earlier.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zaccheus |first=Hoe Pei Shan Melody |date=2013-09-29 |title=HMV to close outlet in Somerset, shift business to Marina Square store |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hmv-to-close-outlet-in-somerset-shift-business-to-marina-square-store |access-date=2024-09-09 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref>

In September 2015, HMV closed its last Singapore store.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luis |first1=Ernest |last2=Lim |first2=Jessica |date=30 September 2015 |title=HMV Singapore closes last outlet: Timeline of HMV's history |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hmv-singapore-closes-last-outlet-timeline-of-hmvs-history |newspaper=The Straits Times}}</ref>

By 21 March 2016, China 3D Digital Entertainment Limited acquired HMV Hong Kong operations from AID Partners Capital Limited, later renamed to HMV Digital China Group Limited.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In December 2018, the Hong Kong operations, which included four stores and an HMV-themed restaurant, were closed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 December 2018 |title=Shoppers turned away as HMV winds up 25-year-old Hong Kong retail chain |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2178457/shoppers-turned-away-hmv-winds-25-year-old-hong |access-date=5 August 2019 |website=South China Morning Post}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2018 |title=HMV to close all Hong Kong physical retail stores |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hmv-to-close-all-hong-kong-physical-retail-stores/ |website=Music Business Worldwide}}</ref>

As of May 2023, a company called HMV Brand Pte. Ltd. retains ownership of the defunct "HMV" and "His Master's Voice" brand across Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as various other Asian countries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The fight for Nipper: takeaways from HMV's trademark battle in Singapore |url=https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/article/the-fight-nipper-takeaways-hmvs-trademark-battle-in-singapore |access-date=2024-09-09 |website=www.worldtrademarkreview.com |language=en}}</ref>