This article is from the Hong Kong FAQ, by John Ho john@jho.com with numerous contributions by others.
Other than GIF, we accept most of the popular picture formats including
those which support the giant 16 million color (24-bit). If you have
problems converting from a 24-bit color picture file to a 256 color
(8-bit) GIF file, please feel free to consult with either Thomas Wong
<twong@civil.ubc.ca>. Please also notify the person-in-charge prior to
send the picture file of format other than GIF.
 
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