Apple's new Hong Kong store to open on July 30

Apple added an entry for the Canton Road Apple Store to its regional Hong Kong webpage on Wednesday, complete with a picture of the site showing a large decorated construction barricade.

The new location's temporary facade, which for some Far East store openings incorporates a statement art piece, was unveiled last week bearing a three-dimensional Apple logo sitting high above an embossed wave pattern.

As AppleInsider reported, Apple has long been rumored to open a store in Hong Kong's bustling Tsim Sha Tsui neighborhood, known to be a tourist shopping mecca. Surprisingly, instead of positioning its new Apple Store in a heavily trafficked area, Apple chose to open its doors in a less conspicuous location across from the Harbour City mall.

The TST location joins Apple's other Hong Kong outlets in IFC Mall, Causeway Bay and Festival Walk, and is part of a broader push into the East Asian market. Consumers from the Chinese mainland often visit Hong Kong to buy high-priced items at rates lower than what they would find back home.

Apple's Canton Road location is set to open on Thursday, July 30 at 9 a.m. The store will feature a Genius Bar and is already taking reservations for Apple Camp workshops.