Dozens of previously removed neon shop signs in Hong Kong have been restored and are shining again at an exhibition curated by a neon conservation group. Neon once illuminated the diverse businesses of Hong Kong's streets but citing safety concerns, city authorities have begun removing neon signs, which are widely seen as part of the city's cultural heritage.
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00:00 (music)
00:10 (speaking in Cantonese)
00:28 (speaking in Cantonese)
00:48 (music)
01:04 (speaking in Cantonese)
01:24 (music)
01:34 (music)
01:44 (music)
01:58 (applause)
02:03 It's not only about the appreciation of the beauty of the science up close,
02:08 it's also about to appreciate, to understand the scale
02:12 and then also the works that goes into each of these signs.
02:16 At the same time, it's like what these masters have been doing for decades
02:20 to create individual pieces like this, but at the same time to create the iconic streetscape
02:26 that make Hong Kong, Hong Kong!
02:29 (music)
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