SmarTone, 3 launching iPhone 3G, 3GS in Hong Kong

 Both SmarTone/Vodafone and 3 are preparing to launch the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in Hong Kong. The carriers will be the first in Hong Kong to offer the iPhone directly, and while SmarTone has little information about its plans and pricing online, offering only a simple form to sign up for future updates, 3 has full plans and pricing available, but no firm release date listed. Pricing on 3 will run from HK $4,880 (roughly $630) for a 32GB iPhone 3GS on the cheapest plan—which offers 100MB of data and 400 basic minutes for HK $138 (~$18)—to free for an 8GB iPhone 3G or 16GB iPhone 3GS with the most expensive, HK $398 (~$51) monthly tariff. The iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS were previously available unlocked directly from Apple online.