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The Cheung Heung Tea Restaurant sign is a hand-written shopfront fascia. It has been existing for more than half a century in Kennedy Town. The name of the restaurant is hand-written in black colour on a pale yellow background.

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This is the sign of a local night club named Broadway Night Club in Yau Tsim Mong. It symbolises the past habits of Hong Kong people at night. The sign consists of colourful neon lights which are attractive to pedestrians.

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The Shun Fat Chinese BBQ sign is a traditional hand-written shopfront fascia located in Kennedy Town. It consists of four traditional Chinese characters in red colour on a pale yellow background.

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The Tai Fat Pawn Shop sign is one of the typical pawn shop neon signs in the shape of a bat holding a coin. This shape is commonly found in the signs of pawn shops in Hong Kong. The sign has a green outline and red traditional Chinese characters. It…

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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 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 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 is the sign of a Hong Kong style 'cha chaan teng' named Hang Yuen Cafe in Sha Tin. It adopts a style often seen in older public housing estates. The name of the store is hand-written on a shading tent in white colour.

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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 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 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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These signs of Koon Nam Wah Bridal located in Yau Tsim Mong are in the form of projecting banner. They consist of typical neon lights in red, blue, yellow and purple colours. They have an attractive outlook which increases its effectiveness of…

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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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The Cyun Wai Book Store sign is a hand-written shopfront projecting sign in Tuen Mun. It has a simple design of white traditional Chinese characters on a green background.

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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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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 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 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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The ACME Shopping Arcade sign is one of the common building fascias in Hong Kong. It is located in Tuen Mun. This kind of signs is especially popular in shopping malls and commercial centres. The four large traditional Chinese characters are…

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The Garden Restaurant sign is an illuminated projecting columnar sign. It has a simple design with its name shown in red colours on a green background. It also shows outline in yellow colour to highlight the sign. This sign is located in Kwai Tsing.
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