The Asian Reporter
Pacific Northwest News q Volume 27 Number 18 q September 18, 2017 q www.asianreporter.com
New rules, tech are dimming
Hong Kong’s signature neon glow
Hong Kong’s
Hungry Ghost Festival
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Otani likely to sign with
MLB in costly move
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Chris Uehara sworn in
as interim police chief
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ILLUMINATING CHANGE. Wu Chi-kai, one of about half a dozen active neon-sign masters left in Hong Kong, looks at his work during an interview in Hong Kong.
For Hong Kong’s famed neon lights, the future looks dim. Neon-lit signs were once ubiquitous in the city, illuminating city streets with their soft, warm glow and giving the
dynamic Asian city a signature look to match its postwar economic boom. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
their soft, warm glow and giving the the street, competing for the attention of
By Kelvin Chan
dynamic Asian city a signature look to visitors.
The Associated Press
Few symbols have come to represent
match its postwar economic boom.
ONG KONG — For Hong Kong’s
Tens of thousands of signs on countless Hong Kong as much as its skyline of
famed neon lights, the future tower blocks advertise restaurants, flashing and blinking neon billboards.
looks dim.
That visual heritage is now under
nightclubs, saunas, camera shops, and
Neon-lit signs were once ubiquitous in jewelry boutiques in a rainbow of garish threat. Over the past two decades, Hong
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the city, illuminating city streets with hues. Many are cantilevered far out over
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