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This is a hand-written sign of 陳卓明降脂排毒王, which is a well-known herbal medicine shop in Hong Kong. It has a form of projecting banner which spans across over 7 meters. The name of the store is in two different colours, which are yellow and green.

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The sign of 長城集團參茸海味 is a typical hand-written projecting banner with a few meters long extended from a building. It consists of a list of red squares. Each traditional Chinese character of its name is written on each square in white colour. The sign…

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This is a hand-written shopfront fascia of an old-styled retail shop named 達明服裝用品 in Tuen Mun. It has a white background with red traditional Chinese characters written on it.

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This is the sign of a herbal tea shop named 百寶堂 on Temple Street in Yau Ma Tei . It is one of the largest hand-written sign on the wall of a building. Two colours including red and green are used for the painting of the traditional Chinese…

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The sign of 好到底麵家 is a traditional hand-written shopfront fascia. It is located in Yuen Long with a long history of more than half a century. The name of the restaurant is written in red colour.

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This sign is a typical projecting banner with hand-written words in Sham Shui Po. This kind of projecting banner was widely used in Hong Kong before. However, many of them were removed due to safety problem. This sign spans across 5 meters or more…

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The sign of 嘉寶大廈 is an old-styled hand-written building fascia located in Kwai Tsing. This kind of signs is commonly found in commercial centres or industrial buildings. However, due to the high demand of maintenance, these signs are gradually…

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This is a sign of an entertainment store that was once prevalent in Hong Kong. The sign is located in Yau Tsim Mong. It is made of LED lights whose colours change over time. This creates an illustration of colour strips moving from left to right,…

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The 乒乓招牌雲吞招牌 is one of the common hand-written shopfront fascias in many old-fashioned restaurants in Hong Kong. This sign is located in Tuen Mun. The background colour is red with white traditional Chinese characters on top.

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This is the illuminated sign of a pawn shop named Yau Sang Pawn Shop in Yau Tsim Mong. It has a typical projecting irregular shape as other pawn shop signs. The sign consists of traditional Chinese characters in red colour and outline in white.

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The Wing Wah sign is a typical illuminated sign in the form of projecting columnar. It is located in Yuen Long with a long history of more than 60 years. The sign shows a majority of yellow colour.

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The Wing Wah Pawn Shop sign has a typical pawn shop sign shape, which shows an upside down bat holding a coin. This shape has a special meaning in the Chinese culture. The sign is located in Tuen Mun with red background and white outline and words.

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The Wah Lik Industrial Building sign is a typical hand-written building fascia commonly found in commercial or industrial buildings. This type of signs was very common in the past Hong Kong. However, it was gradually replaced by other signs such as…

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The Victory Beef Ball restaurant has two signs. This item page refers to the projecting one shown on the right in the photo. This sign is a tradition hand-written shopfront projecting sign. It has a simple and clear design with white background and 6…

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The Tuen Mun Trend Plaza sign is one of the early shopfront fascias in Tuen Mun. The sign was renovated in 2000s. Currently, it is illuminated and has both Chinese and English versions.

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This is the sign of Tsui Wah Restaurant located in Yau Tsim Mong. It is a typical neon sign in the shape of projecting columnar. Its colour is mainly purple which gives an attractive appearance. It is interesting to note that the sign shows Japanese…

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The Tam Pak Hung Social Centre for the Elderly sign is a traditional hand-written sign with a long history and significant meaning. It is located at the Kennedy Town Kai-fong Welfare Association which is one of the earliest welfare associations in…

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The Tak Wah Pawn Shop sign is one of the common illuminated pawn shop signs in Hong Kong. It has a projecting irregular shape which depicts an upside down bat holding a coin. This sign is located in Central. Its outline is in green colour and the…

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The Tak Tai Pawn Shop sign is a traditional Hong Kong pawn shop sign. Its outline is in red while the traditional Chinese characters of its name are in white. The sign is located in Shek Tong Tsui.

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The Tai Woo Seafood Restaurant sign is an illuminated shopfront fascia located in Eastern. It consists of neon lights showing the outlines of the store name and other shapes on a polymer background.
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