Hello Hong Kong, Welcome to Your Very Own Apple Store
Watch the welcome speech to the IFC Mall store.
Following up on our coverage of yesterday’s Apple Store sneak preview – we’ve uploaded some new videos and photos to give more color to what you can expect when it opens to the public tomorrow at 9am.
And yes, people are already in line…
First up we have this 20+ minute talk from Bob Bridger, VP for Retail Real Estate and Development welcoming the Hong Kong media to the new Apple Store in English with Cantonese translation.
Yes, you’ll notice what’s most important on Hong Kong’s journalists minds in the Q&A section:
Here are some photos we shot up close of the Mac’s all over the shop so you can see how you will be booking One to One classes, Genius Bar appointments and a calendar of events in English and Chinese:
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And lastly, if you want to know your chances of getting in tomorrow – well, the line has already started forming this morning since every Hong Kong news media has covered this opening it could be bigger than the iPhone 4 launch that we covered last year.
Good luck tomorrow, everyone! Post comments below to tell us how it went for you and what you bought!
UPDATE:
Here is some video we shot of the opening day chaos:



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