A neon sign titled "Enjoy Yourself Tonight," by artist Jive Lau is seen in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, on May 24. - Noemi Cassanelli/CNN The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong ...

It was never just about the neon, that cubist, consumerist razzle-dazzle cantilevered over Hong Kong’s streets announcing pawnbrokers and mooncake bakers, saunas and shark’s fin soup shops. It was ...

Hong Kong’s iconic neon-soaked streets are losing their luster due to new safety regulations. Less than 500 neon signs now remain in the city as conservationist and craftsmen struggle to keep the ...

Neon signs once transformed Hong Kong's oldest neighborhoods into a kaleidoscope of luminous color after dark, but most have been removed with a few lucky ones now piled up in a ramshackle yard.

At the direction of the Metropol's manager, a small team mounted a daring operation to save the restaurant's iconic neon sign A grainy image comes into focus. Shaky interlacing lines coalesce into the ...

The Beijing-controlled megacity is courting international researchers with astronomical salaries and cutting-edge equipment.

From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th ...

Amid the whirlwind of sociopolitical changes that transformed Hong Kong from a liberal city to an authoritarian state after enacting the National Security Law in 2020 and the Article 23 Domestic ...

The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark. The lights were once synonymous with the city, but in recent years, the government has tightened regulations over safety concerns ...

From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. First introduced in the 1920s, these signs flourished in the later half of the 20th ...