I hope they can save those signs!

Great report! Really interesting. I would have liked to hear more about the regulations, though.

If they could somehow keep the neon signs but make sure it's up to the safety standards that would be so awesome especially as we move into that future kinda like that blade runner style

There are LED light strips in diffusing tubes that look (almost) exactly like neon lights, and they’re MUCH lighter & MUCH cheaper to operate. I think many of those old bulky signs could be replaced with thinner, lighter (& up-to-code) LED tubes, & keep the nostalgic style!

Huh... never knew Bladerunner was filmed in hong kong 🤯

What a loss

That’s what makes Hong Kong special. I remember in the 1950s and early 1960s, the golden period in Hong Kong lit by neon lights, when men were handsome in slick suits and narrow neckties, and women in feminine silk Chinese cheongsam dresses. Very romantic time.

I would not be surprised if it was a karen who complained

So stupid, all of a sudden they are unsafe. Yeah right. They just want to drive up the value.

I feel like Hong Kong has bigger problems to worry about

I love my old neon beer light. Neon is still the best.

this is sad

Hong Kong has been existed over 150 years, there are typons few times/ years, but it didn't seem to have major damages. Must be a CCP policy, to remove Hong Kong unique identity. The Cannes Film festival best actor winning film IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE was based on the 1960's Hong Kong. The colorful backdrop in the rain were lit up by those colorful neon streets lights. Once these current neon signs are replace/remove, it will be difficult to make period films in the future. The director mentioned that the old buildings in the story has to be filmed in Thailand because they can't find 2 1960's style buildings in Hong Kong when they made the film during 2000. The neo sign collector could start a neon museum like Vegas did, where all the retired neon signs are. I spent a few nights a month during 2011-2023 to renew my Chinese Visa for Guangzhou English teaching job. I strolled the streets in mongkok bargain shopping until midnight. This report brought back memories 😶 Hong Kong is not the same anymore after CCP control.

This is sad. I would have loved to see Hong Kong with all the Neon

Electroluminescent wire (EL WIRE) Is the closest you can get between led and with the discharge like glow of neon or gas lamps

Safety Rules like Typhoons... What about making them quick install ones so you can just easily put them up and pull back down in case a typhoon is coming? Like they can just easily snap in and out of place? 🤔

It's so sad to see Hong Kong losing its identity day by day, thanks to China's new polices.

Collect the signs, fix them, and then open a museum...

Xi Jin Pooh wants Beijing to be the center of attraction and not Hong Kong😂😂😂 simple as that

Born in Tsuen Wan. Now in central Florida.

When you live in a world where everyone now has a fear fetish towards everything what do you expect.

Those signs are a really big part of our culture ngl :(

I was in HK in 2017. Man I sure wish I could of visited about 50 years before. Growing up we always heard about HK in the martial arts movies we would watch. It was my first visit to Asia and you could already feel the grip of China overtaking the city.

Hong Kong is doing what their sister city Vegas did they are sending their signs to the boneyard. Because of strict regulations in both cities if a sign is too bright or a casino is facing demolition it has to come down.

sad sad---susie wong wan chai harbour city, nathan road, causeway bay etc... i was lucky 2 b in the midst of hk glory....

It's a good thing. The signs can literally be made to look nearly identical at a fraction of the energy usage cost. Also, if they break, they wouldn't be nearly as dangerous. Neon gasses can be explosive. LEDs... basically aren't. 🙂

Why does she sign off from "Beijing"? Supposed to be HK...

Anyone in for a foot massage? 2:20😂

Sadge

Someone call Tony, our homie!

Listening to Neon Lights by Kraftwerk ❤😊

LEDs are safer. There are no toxins in an LED light bulb compared with fluorescents. So it's possible the owners could go with similar looking LED signs, that are cheaper to operate.

What’s dangerous about neon signs ?

Just one more reason not to visit Hong Kong…

Losing it's Freedom as well !😨

On one hand it's sad to lose such an iconic sight, I really enjoyed the feel of old HK. On the other hand, you shouldn't be so proud that your city's culture is just represented by neon lights.

If only Chinatown was like that with neon signs.

Las Vegas still has Neon signs? What about Broadway in New York 🤔

Hong Kong is way behind the times! The Japaneses has 3D moving advertisement that's so real looking that tourist wait in front of the buildings to it and has become a tourist attraction.

Sounds like they've got little trouble with Big China.

The gov’t is just clueless, lazy clowns

A.I. Holo-Advertising will be next. As you walk by a clothing store, the A.I. will scan you, and project an outfit on you, and tell you the price. Or a Dinosaur Museum will have little dinos running around, and parents will have to pry their small children away from it. Or as you pass a Bao Restaurant, the A.I. will have little Bao flying around, singing a little jingle.

Connect with #LasVegas #NeonBoneyard for museum ideas.

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This is what happened when CCP is taken over.

China destroys everything in its path. Poor Hong Kong - no free press no freedom no neon lights

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