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 ...

Jive Lau holds an illuminated neon light at his studio in Hong Kong, China, on May 16. - Noemi Cassanelli/CNN. A neon sign titled “Maracas Fiesta” hangs on the wall of Jive Lau's studio.

By Mar Sanchez-Cascado. 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 ...

Hong Kong’s famous neon signs are becoming harder and harder to find. ... “During the ’80s, there was a big demand for more people to work in the neon lights industry, ...

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.

The show at Hong Kong's Tai Kwun - a historic police compound-turned-cultural centre - was curated by Tetra Neon Exchange, a group focused on conserving the city's neon signs that are slowly being ...

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.

Hong Kong today can feel like a city of shadows and metaphor, where a subject as innocuous as neon takes on shades of meaning. Hong Kong filmmaker Anastasia Tsang’s directorial debut, “A Light ...

Neon signs were once synonymous with Hong Kong, but only around 150 remain. We’ve picked 11 of the best remaining examples – and tell you how to find them.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...