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Episode: Efforts to save Hong Kong’s disappearing neon signs
Description: The lights are turning off in Hong Kong. The once spectacular neon hustle and bustle is now much reduced.
Safety and regulations mean many shops and businesses have taken down the brilliant signboards that used to hang right over the heads of the crowds on the streets.
Some local enthusiasts are trying to find ways to preserve this unique part of Hong Kong’s urban heritage.
Cardin Chan, General Manager of Tetra Neon Exchange, a one-person NGO founded in 2020 with private funding, has been collecting some of the city’s abandoned neon signs given up by businesses over the years.
Now...