Apple Configurator Buy App Problem

I working in Hong Kong School, Our School have over 150 ipad, I used the apple configurator to synchronous all of ipad free App,
Now, Our School want to buy some App to user, I see your apple support communities need Using Volume Purchase Program (VPP) Redemption Codes to buy the App. But the Education VPP Program Manager Enrollment can not select my country Hong Kong, How can I use the VPP to buy App?
Thank your help

Basically, you go to the Apple Volume Purchase Program for Education Store and find the app you want. You select an app and how many copies you want…lets say 20 copies. You then download an Excel spreadsheet that includes 20 VPP Redemption Codes. You take this Excel file and import it into Apple Configurator. As you install the app using Apple Configurator, it keeps track of how many codes you've used. After you've installed it on 20 iPads, you will no longer be able to install the app on additional iPads unless you purchase more VPP codes.
See the info on VPP starting on page 22 of this PDF:
http://images.apple.com/education/docs/ios_6_education_deployment_guide.pdf
Here's how to use Apple Configurator to deploy paid apps using VPP codes:
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5188
Hope this answers your question!
~Joe

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