Hong Kong Neon Signs Photo Gallery

Once prevalent above the city's main streets, neon signs are becoming rarer and rarer as old buildings get redeveloped, government rules on outdoor structures get in the way, and new technologies such as LED are adopted. They became a popular way of advertising in the 1950s when the economy started to take off. The neon tubes are filled with gas, and sculpted by craftsmen into the various shapes that make up the Chinese characters or patterns that would sit above a busy street.
There is a growing movement to preserve this neon culture and to save each sign as businesses shut or are forced to take down their signs by the government.

In mid-2020, rescued signboards including neon lights were exhibited in this small Tsim Sha Tsui space.

Back during daytime, you need to target older districts such as Mongkok, San Po Kong, and Sham Shui Po to find these signs. Here are some horizontal ones :

Pawn shops are typically good places to find these traditional signs.

Vertically-aligned neon signs are just as hard to come by.


Once prevalent above the city's main streets, neon signs are becoming rarer and rarer as old buildings get redeveloped, government rules on outdoor structures get in the way, and new technologies such as LED are adopted. They became a popular way of advertising in the 1950s when the economy started to take off. The neon tubes are filled with gas, and sculpted by craftsmen into the various shapes that make up the Chinese characters or patterns that would sit above a busy street. There is a growing movement to preserve this neon culture and to save each sign as businesses shut or are forced to take down their signs by the government. In mid-2020, rescued signboards including neon lights were exhibited in this small Tsim Sha Tsui space. Back during daytime, you need to target older districts such as Mongkok, San Po Kong, and Sham Shui Po to find these signs. Here are some horizontal ones : Pawn shops are typically good places to find these traditional signs. Vertically-aligned neon signs are just as hard to come by.

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