Honda has announced that it will not be importing the UK Civic Hatchback over to Asia/Australia and other countries because of the currency meaning that the UK Civic Hatchback will be priced at outstanding prices (somewhere around $70 000 Australian Dollars) if imported to Australia. However there are sources saying that the new UK Honda Civic Type-R Hatchback might make it to other Asian countries.
However, possibly another Civic Hatchback is on the horizon. This time, a low cost hatchback will be produced in either Japan or Thailand for sale in Asia and Australia. Honda has said that the next-generation UK Honda Civic hatchback in 2010 may be built in Asia. Honda has also said that they are working on a vehicle that may be suitable for hatchback customers.
We'll see if any of these rumours are true.