Thoughts on .HK

[yoyosean]

Any thoughts on .HK?

 

[Creature]

Maybe a good bet for the very long term. However I notice that cameras(.)hk appears to get zero traffic at the moment.

 

[yoyosean]

have there been any aftermarket sales of .hk or .co.hk at all if so can you post names and prices.

 

[Creature]

casino(.)hk 20k (last year)

 

[Chelsea]

Registration is open to public only since Jan 29.
Maybe a bit too quick to ask for any sales...?

 

[Creature]

Very easy to register and easy to change DNS. www.hkdnr.hk - I hear transfer fees a still a bit high though. 7 million in Hong Kong but I guess many more outsiders looking to trade.

 

[Chelsea]

Very easy to register and easy to change DNS.

Fully agree!

- I hear transfer fees a still a bit high though.

Double reg fee, seen worse on others, i.e. .VN with $100 transfer fee!

 

[damitssam]

.HK was launched A LONG TIME AGO not January 29th.

 

[MPinelli]

where you registering them?

 

[Chelsea]

My apologies if I misunderstood:

The Soft Launch period will be divided into 3 phases, where several categories of registrants will have priority in registration. Please see below different phases of the Soft Launch period:

Name of Period Details Period
Priority-Registration Hong Kong Trademark / Service Mark holders registered via Intellectual Property Department of HKSAR Government on or before 14 September 2006 would be entitled to register during the period. The Trademark / Service Mark must contain Chinese characters and the Chinese Domain Name applied must comprise of or include all Chinese Characters of the Trademark / Service Mark.

When there are more than one applications of the same .hk Chinese Domain Name, priority will be given to applicants holding an .hk English domain name with an earliest commencement date would win.

Preliminary allocation results of Priority Registration would be available for search on this website from 23 November 2006 to 3 December 2006. Confirmation of Allocation for Priority Registration would be on 30 November 2006 after the objection period. Successful applicants could make payment on or after 30 November 2006. Sept 28 12:00pm – Nov 10 17:30pm, 2006
Pre-registration Existing '.hk' English Domain Name holder with a commencement date on or before 14th September 2006 would be entitled to register during this period.

If there are more than 1 applications of the same .hk Chinese Domain Name, a similarity test will be conducted. This is to guarantee that, before further consideration is given, the Chinese Domain Name applied for is similar to their corresponding existing English Domain Name. If more than 1 applications pass the similarity test, the applicant’s sector type and .hk EDN commencement date will determine. If commencement date is the same, random draw will be conducted.

Preliminary allocation results of Pre-Registration would be available for search on this website from 18 January 2007 to 28 January 2007. Confirmation of Allocation for Priority Registration would be on 25 January 2007 after the objection period. Successful applicants could make payment on or after 25 January 2007. Dec 4 12:00pm, 2006 – Jan 5 17:30pm, 2007
Sunrise Registration is open to public. All applications will be processed in one lot after the registration period.

If there are more than one applications of the same domain name, allocation will be conducted by random draw.

Preliminary allocation results of Sunrise Registration would be available for search on this website from 26 February 2007 to 7 March 2007. Confirmation of Allocation for Priority Registration would be on 6 March 2007 after the objection period. Successful applicants could make payment on or after 6 March 2007. Jan 29 12:00pm – Feb 9 17:30pm, 2007

www.hkdnr.hk

 

[EM @MAJ.com]

where you registering them?

www.hkdnr.hk

 

[MPinelli]

do you really think its worth the 69 bucks? im tempted to reg this three letter dictionary domain

edit
interesting i was using a different site and it was avail. the link you guys have says it isnt.

 

[Chelsea]

do you really think its worth the 69 bucks?

It´s only about $32.

As for being available, a lot of names are reserved from registration, but show available.

 

[Creature]

do you really think its worth the 69 bucks? im tempted to reg this three letter dictionary domain

edit
interesting i was using a different site and it was avail. the link you guys have says it isnt.

3 letters? Did you register it ?

 

[Chelsea]

3 letters? Did you register it ?

There are still lots available.

i.e.


blf.HK
blg.HK
blh.HK
bli.HK
blj.HK
blk.HK
bll.HK
blm.HK
bln.HK
blo.HK
blp.HK
blq.HK
blr.HK
bls.HK
blt.HK
blv.HK
blw.HK
blx.HK
bly.HK
blz.HK
bmd.HK
bme.HK
bmf.HK
bmh.HK
bmj.HK
bmk.HK
bml.HK
bmm.HK
bmn.HK
bmp.HK
bmq.HK

 

[melmunch]

There are also a lot of strong short one word names, and product names. I bought a whole bunch of them, but I am very new at this, so maybe I am making a big mistake.
A search at http://www.namebio.com/ shows 6 .hk's having been sold
Online-Casino.hk $9,000 2007-01-31 Sedo
Wholesale.hk $560 2007-01-09 Afternic
rentals.hk $350 2007-01-05 Sedo
sportingbet.hk $1,290 2007-01-05 Sedo
Casino.hk $20,000 2006-07-04 Afternic
OnlinePoker.hk $4,450 2006-04-25 Sedo
Casino.hk $15,000 2006-03-14 Sedo

Looks like someone flipped casino for an extra 5k

 

[damitssam]

My apologies if I misunderstood:



www.hkdnr.hk

.hk Chinese Domain Name not english IDN was launched Jan 27th.

Sam

 

[seanboy]

There are a few NNN.hk names left too. I picked up a few for the hell of it.

 

[Creature]

As mush as I love .mobi, I prefer .hk over the long term. In China, I think they have a saying; "the stones that take longer to heat up, glow warm for longer"

 

[MPinelli]

well i ended up registering RECIPES.HK