How Hong Kong lost its neon glow 

To make neon signs, you just need to put in strips of LED into the glass and thats it!

Exactly. That is what my Blacksmith said

Do you pay the electricity? You know how expensive is the utilities costs around the world due to Russian invasion on Ukraine 😂

Smell the coffee. 😴👃☕🤭

@aaabbb8777 I am aware Neo lights use 4x more electricity than modern LED, which is also weight much less. Neo lights tube is made of glass; they are very heavy and energy intensive to make.

are you from HK?

Erasing anything uniquely Hong Kong, especially cultural symbols like these, is an active goal of the current Hong Kong government. I will not be surprised if people who are trying to preserve the neon signs are harassed or prosecuted by the authority someday because it is politically incorrect.

Well said!!

Even though the current sets are not actually safe. Then they need to modify it, so that it complies. So if it sticks out like that, then they need to put it in front of their own stores or something. Or on the side. Most roads in all other countries have a clear numbering system, and a clear sign as well. Some are very small. So maybe small signs, which are ergonomic and then are cost effective, is the way to go ? This should be a booster to the commercial sector, get ALL shops or stores to be replaced, and one single company to do this from endto-end. How hard is this ? Not very hard. Japan has done their ages ago... and incorporated it into their own designs. Those signs might not be correct for an actual outdoor sign, but they could indeed be installed as an art installation, or for the inside of an actual mall or bar, or whatever. Like how Japan has done it. And make it low energy as well etc. Maybe "lower wattages" and make it energy efficient. How hard is it to convert them? Not that hard at all. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Vdb1CqZhFuY.html

In the Philippines, it has the same situation: Modernizing of Jeepney will sadly, make iconic traditional ones being removed from its road, just like neon signs of Hong Kong, Jeepneys for the Philippines must be modernized, while retaining its original, and ioonic design. Better to take photos of Jeepney on the road, before they evolve into new ones in the coming years.

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Exactly and preserve the Hong Kong 🇭🇰 SAR Culture Since then British Colonial era Times.

Hong Kong is not a country.

No place stays the same forever. They're constantly changing and evolving.

Miles, your photos are wonderful! Thank you for contributing to capturing "old" Hong Kong which is sadly fast disappearing. I wish you the very best!

Thx for loving my “old” Hong Kong documentary :) The city is changing fast, so I hope to capture as much as I can for this and next generations before the old change to modern >

​@@milesyuen7278 how can I watch your docu?

Congratulations for your work, Miles. Greetings from Brazil

@@gemgo22 thanks for loving my work, hello from Hong Kong :)

It definitely still will be the culture is still the same so are the people and the food.It’ll just have a different iconic image

Sadly no.

@Tony L china cities are poor? You tripping

Don't be ridiculous. You like putting birds in cages?

@@hypnopompicstate9910 yet human just want to be able to own a home and have enough food on the table before talking about dreams. lol.

LEDs hurt to look at. They are too bright and look cheap. Neon has a romantic glow that you can get lost in, and the craftsmanship is far superior. LEDs are like cars from the 90s: cheap mass production and easily forgotten. Neon is like a 50s Cadillac - timeless

@@hypnopompicstate9910and what exactly are you implying with your comment here?

Sure like there's even a choice for the owners to begin with....

The city can't stay static, the previous airport was infeasible, especially to the amount of visitors HK receives each year. LEDs are 5-10x more efficient and safer, of course the change has to be made.

@@Lambyyy Yes. So sad, however, this is the sign that Hong Kong is changing. Neon signs will be a thing of past here.

@aaa bbb That's just not true though. It takes 2 seconds for you to Google and get the correct result.

Um ... if you don't already know, that's being taken from us. And " ... doing something ... " could result in legal proceedings.

@@AuditClerk I swear ... stay strong, brother (or sister).

Eiffel tower was built by French, not the contrary. What enabled them to it persists.

@@wenyichen5515 Don’t take it seriously they were just trying to make a connection

@@wenyichen5515 what contrary? you think the indoeuropeans would climb on bamboo towers just to make a neon board?

don't ... for your sake, don't come to HK

cuz the commies goals are to completely destroy hongkong.

Indeed. Still sad nonetheless.

Totalitarian change, if you don't like what they are taking away, you have the right to defend it. Don't you understand it's totalitarian and unfortunately the afraid fake society accepts it.

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LED is more efficient, easier to mold, less toxic, more weatherproof, provide more colors (it can glow exactly like neon), easy to fix. There is literally zero upside of using neon compared to LED.

Ignorant comment. HK is more than just neon shop signs

@@robocop581 Of course HK is more than neon signs, who doesn't know that! Just like Venice is more than water canals.

How? You have a solution for that?

@@user-bi8ko7kc6h Yes? Did you even read his comment? 'Instead of giving the way to make the signs safe'...

move on

@@misterbig9025 The June candlelight show is our heritage. Why did people want to keep the neon lights?

There are reasons beyond IQ for their riot. They are also victims of certain scheme.

Where is your soul?

@@hypnopompicstate9910 It’s enjoying LED lighting.

You're comparing it to RGB lighting in a PC case? By saying this I don't think you have seen the unique glow of neon lights in real life and in scale. Comparing LEDs and neons, is like comparing CDs (or digital files) and vinyls. CDs are suppose to be better but there are still many people who appreciate vinyls for the reverb/depth and warmth. A similar logic goes for neon lights. Another thing people are missing is that producing neon lights is also a craft and an art. So it would be a shame to lose that too.

@@jaker3151 The on the fly customizability of pc rgb lighting is superb, you’ve obviously never seen anything of late. Led can produce far more colours have different effects and change all of that in an instant with the right software.

Second, Organise HK Yulin dog meat festival.

Abolish human meat bun

@@rastoferi6012 establish an election system to choose the leader.

@@Hkchinese888 waste of money on election campaign. Put the leader who will do the people's bidding

@@rastoferi6012 People have the right to choose in the civilized world.

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Exactly. Must be stupidity.

CCP demands total dominance of cultural life. HK is not allowed to be different or have own characteristics

the same reason as the nazis destroying polands capital during ww2.

Safety reasons. You can go neon again under the current safety standard though. As the video said, some businesses got themselves new neon signboards that fit the latest standard. The problem the cost, which turned many businesses away from neon once and for all.

@@Komodo1312 watch the video to the end , stop misleading people.

Keep some of them permanently is the answer. They lose all meaning once removed.

HK is more than stacked apartments. Also, would you want to live in those tiny flats? So if the HK gave all residents larger units to live in HK would lose its culture. Dumb dumb dumb

No comment. Which is - in itself - a comment.

Actually better imo, too many radicals back in the day

@@jasons4045 Radicals? Surely you must be referring to the climate now, and certainly all evidence supports that.

Old things die naturally. Think about the once prosperous EU or US cultural life. But anyways new things will be born from the demise of the old.

​@@wenyichen5515 Doesn't hurt to maintain some key neons in the name of heritage. Probably pay HK back many times over.

@@wenyichen5515 But "new" doesn't always mean better. There is an old adage: If it ain't broke, don't fix it". That applies very much to Hong Kong. It was once a truly thriving, harmonious city with its own unique identity ... but no more.

⁠@@AuditClerk and when an accident happens because of them that causes death and/or destruction, who’ll pay for the lives or damages? People like you who campaign for safety to be overlooked in favor of some vague sentimental feeling? Would you donate to the shops for the upkeep of these signs?

@@Alasterius41 What a wet blanket! It is completely illogical to forego safety for sentiment - that is ludicrous. Your " ... People like you ... " assumptions say far more about you than they do about me. You'll be extremely hard pressed to point out exactly where I explicitly stated that I endorse sentiment over safety - because I didn't. My comment was far more nuanced than you were able to understand; it obviously went way over your head because you are not a Hongkonger. Now if we're talking about JUST the signs alone, then there are many, many things that could be done to bring the signs up to code. Oh, and I've certainly played a part in the preservation of our cultural heritage ... should you wish to enter THAT water, you best know how to swim.

LED is more efficient, easier to make/repair, less toxic, more weatherproof, provide more colors (it can glow exactly like neon), programmable. There is literally zero upside of using neon compared to LED.

​@@gold9994 The issue is that they aren't even replacing these neon signs with LED. At least not much. Some shops take them down and don't put another LED sign back up. Wish we could have that 80s retro Nathan Road lights again

and they hurt your eyes much stronger than the strongest neons

@CannibaLouiST If you have a problem don't look at them.

​@@allsportsexpert im not closing my eyes all days walking the streets.

@@teevee23 Thanks for expressing your opinions.