Apple to open third Hong Kong store in Hysan Place
Tech giant's latest store in Causeway Bay signals its wider Chinese retail expansion
Apple, the world's largest technology company, has confirmed it will open its third retail store in Hong Kong on Saturday at Hysan Place in Causeway Bay.
The launch of this new store, the company's 10th in China, was announced yesterday on Apple's Hong Kong website.
The Post reported earlier that Apple leased a 20,000 sq ft space inside Hysan Place, which opened in August. That amount of space would make the new store Apple's largest retail site in Hong Kong. The first Apple Store in Hong Kong, in IFC Mall in Central, covers 15,000 sq ft.
Apple has been stepping up its retail store openings this year in China, which is the company's second-largest market behind the United States. Its China market comprises the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau.
Apple chief Tim Cook said in October that China represented 15 per cent of the company's total revenue in its fiscal year ended September 29.
"We are continuing to invest in our own retail stores [in China], we continue to expand distribution with channel partners … and we continue to see it as an extremely exciting market with more and more people wanting Apple products," Cook said.