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The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark, but Jive Lau is preserving the craft of neon making with his ambitious designs and sculptures.
Hong Kong, Feb 23 (EFE).- Hong Kong’s iconic neon lights, the urban landscape of the financial city for decades, survive today threatened by new technologies and increasingly strict regulations ...
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s famous neon signs are becoming harder and harder to find. The once-ubiquitous signs advertising bakeries, restaurants, pawn shops and more became a symbol of Hong Kong ...
A government crackdown on neon signs stems from safety and environmental concerns, but the campaign evokes the fading of the city itself.
In Hong Kong, a number of scholars started to study the history, technology and conservation of neon signs, while some young people are setting up studios to create artworks of neon lights.
A landmark Hong Kong venue that became synonymous with Cantonese opera for more than half a century closed its doors in the early hours of Tuesday, with hundreds gathering to watch its neon signs ...
Sons of the Neon Night is visually stunning, but the film's story and massive cast of characters proves too sprawling to control.
For decades, Hong Kong has been synonymous with its gleaming neon street signs. But these icons of the city’s past are now rapidly disappearing — as the hit new film “A Light Never Goes Out” explores.
From Wong Kar-wai films to tourist landmarks, neon signs have always been an iconic heritage that’s symbolic of Hong Kong. Celebrate the artistic romanticism of this slowly disappearing art form ...
A fuchsia sign for a bridal shop, the Chinese "double happiness" character, a cool-blue flying dragon - luminous lights of dozens of neon signs removed from the streets of Hong Kong flickered on ...
HONG KONG — In Hong Kong, the dazzling neon signs that once illuminated the city's streets are now a fading emblem of its eclectic and vibrant past.
The neon signs that once illuminated Hong Kong have mostly gone dark, but Jive Lau is preserving the craft of neon making with his ambitious designs and sculptures.