The Apple Store in Hong Kong is to sell 8 GB and 16 GB model iPhone 3G HK $ 5400 (U.S. $ 695) and HK $ 6200 each with free shipping. The store announced whether the phones with all the airlines, says: "Simply insert the SIM [Subscriber Identity Module] from its current 3G phone in the iPhone and connect to the iTunes 8 to complete the activation."
The Apple Store on the main page of Hong Kong, the site says: "Buy directly from Apple. And choose your business."
"Customer response to the 3G iPhone has been outside the charts, and we are pleased to offer our customers in Hong Kong, another way to get their hands on this revolutionary product," a spokesman for Apple said in an e-mail response to questions .
The company does not comment on 3G iPhone online sales and activation will be extended to other markets.
3G iPhone has been in Hong Kong on July 11 by Hutchison Telecommunications. The cheapest monthly plan offered by the operator of charges for HK $ 2938 for the 8 GB version and HK $ 3738 for a 16 GB, along with a two-year contract that will cost HK $ 188 per month.
Controls for the Apple Store in the U.S., UK and Singapore, is the 3G iPhone is not available for sale online. By contrast, the sites offer a link to a list of stores where the phone is for sale.
