I bought a HiPower in the early '90's... it was a Belgian made, Portuguese assembled version... and was a piece of junk. The slide was so loose, it rattled on the frame like a '68 Ford pickup going down a bumpy dirt road. The finish quickly started to wear as well. It was a gloss blue version with adjustable sights... a very nice pistol, but not what I wanted in a HiPower.
I'm not all up on all the HiPower versions... but I do know that I want a '60's Belgian in good condition. I found one at the last gunshow I went to... it was $1200, which seemed like a fair price, but would have taken every cent I had on me... so I had to, reluctantly, walk away from it.