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Apple Only Gives Chinese Scalpers 3 Hours Each Day to Reserve Their iPhone Online
By Chris Chang, posted January 30, 2012 at 4:12 PM, 613 views
Previously, Hong Kong was gripped by iPhone 4S fever as more than 1,000 fans and scalpers queued outside the Apple store to buy Apple’s latest smartphone. In order to stop the incidents of repeated violence over sales of the iPhone 4S, Apple has recently implemented a new system to fight those pesky scalpers, and the new system makes the scalping business very difficult.
Mini Rave Party at Hong Kong Apple Store (Video)
By Herman Lai, posted January 21, 2012 at 8:37 AM, 1,608 views
Lots of Apple fans love to do crazy things at Apple store, especially singing and dancing in-front of the view cam. The performance will be recorded in video, upload to the internet and showing off their talent. It almost becomes a unique culture for every Apple stores worldwide. Finally the Apple Store in Hong Kong has some cool and funky party dance on staged, and the Chinese youngster have some support cheer from the Apple employees! Video after the break. By the way, to celebrate Chinese new year, Apple employees are again in red t-shirt.
Racial Disputes: China Professor Said Hong Kongers Are Dogs
By Star Chang, posted January 21, 2012 at 8:12 AM, 2,730 views
A video clip which shows a quarrel between several China tourists and local Hong Kong residents on a subway train has unexpectedly became an Internet hit recently. A Beijing University professor does not like the bitchfight and has commented online with harsh words. The professor thinks that Hong Kong people are mostly running dogs of the British, and they are bastards for not speaking Mandarin language. The incident has became a serious ‘culture clash’ between Hong Kong and the mainland China … Update: latest news on the dispute.
Iron Man Is Not Happy With Hong Kong D&G (Video)
By Star Chang, posted January 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM, 1,431 views
More than a thousand people protested outside the Dolce and Gabbana store in Hong Kong during last weekend. And one of the famous Marvel superhero has joined in the protest too. For the reasons behind, the Italian clothing store had allegedly prevented local people from taking photographs of its shop front, but tourist from mainland China are welcomed …
Meizu Gives Out The First Meizu MX at Shenzhen Fan Boy Meetup!
By Herman Lai, posted December 19, 2011 at 9:13 AM, 485 views
Meizu’s “MY+” is a fan boys meetup, it had already been held in Shenzhen and Hong Kong, saying hello to local Meizu fan boys. There are lots of unfamiliar Meizu products showed up on site, such as M3, ME, X6…Curious? Let’s go through the Hong Kong & Shenzhen’s Meizu fan boys meetup after the break.
Meizu Quietly Opens its Hong Kong Flagship Store to Eager Fans
By Chris Chang, posted December 15, 2011 at 5:41 AM, 1,416 views
Finally… Meizu opened its Hong Kong flagship store this morning — the first-ever official Meizu store outside of China’s mainland. Inside the store, we can see display tables, banners, employees (at least 7), and the most attractive thing: the Meizu MX! Guess what, due to the lower tax in Hong Kong the 16GB MX will cost about $400, which is much lower than the $470 price in mainland China. Hop on past the break for some photos of the new Meizu store!
Meizu Hong Kong Store Is Getting Ready For Opening
By Herman Lai, posted December 12, 2011 at 5:59 AM, 760 views
That’s the Meizu flagship store in Hong Kong! And it is going to open very soon. What’s more? The photos will explain after the break.
Nokia To Open New Flagship Store In Hong Kong, Collide With Meizu’s New Store
By Herman Lai, posted December 5, 2011 at 1:41 AM, 549 views
Few months ago, Nokia went very bad. They had shuttered its remaining UK retail stores and discontinued sales on its US and UK online stores. So what Nokia hoping right now is to revive in China. The Lumia 710 and 800 Windows phones are scheduled to be available in Hong Kong and Taiwan before the end of 2011, and according to Engadget Chinese, Nokia will open their third store in Mong Kok (located in Hong Kong), the busiest place on Earth. More pics after the break…
Meizu Borrows Ideas From Apple, Preparing to Open International Stores
By Chris Chang, posted December 2, 2011 at 3:59 PM, 694 views
Meizu, a Chinese electronics manufacturer who has a history of “borrowing” design ideas from Apple, has already opened a chain of retail stores in China after making huge profits on selling the M8 (first-gen iPhone clone) and the M9. Today, the company is ready to open its first store outside mainland China, and that’s in Hong Kong! It might go head-to-head with Apple’s flagship store in Hong Kong! And MX is coming very soon!!!
Scalpers Control Almost 100% of iPhone 4S Supply In Hong Kong (video)
By Herman Lai, posted November 23, 2011 at 2:44 PM, 3,883 views
Five seconds, just five seconds, all the iPhones are gone! Like what we have reported previously, the sales of iPhone 4S is messing up in Hong Kong. No kidding at all! It is almost impossible to purchase an iPhone 4S over here, because all the iPhones go straight into scalpers’ stock inventory. Check out the inside story after the break.
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