Sold out in two hours: Hong Kong buyers jam Apple website in bid to snatch iPhone 6

There were winners and losers yesterday as iPhone fans in Hong Kong scrambled to log on to tech giant Apple's website to get their hands on the latest gadgets.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - unveiled in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday - went on sale in the city at 3pm.

Buyers were told to place their pre-orders on Apple's local website, and that their phones would be delivered to them within the next four weeks.

But some who missed out on their favoured models reported delays of up to 45 minutes in accessing the site.

Hong Kong is among nine markets - including the United States and Singapore - where the phones will first go on sale, in Hong Kong's case next Friday.

The second batch, including Taiwan and many European nations, will get hold of the phones a week later. The mainland is not among markets in the second batch, which is likely to fuel demand in Hong Kong as mainland tourists may come to the city to buy the phones, meaning a higher price for touts.

All stock of the 11.9cm-screen iPhone 6 and the 14cm-screen Plus model was snatched up within about two hours.