” Whenever I went for a tour in Hong Kong in the 1980s or 1990s, I was greeted by the lake of fluorescent,” said the author. According to advocate Cardin Chan, who works for the nonprofit Tetra Neon Exchange, it exuded a sense of belonging or home. ” To be seen, companies had to battle.” ” They could shake hands with each other,” she said, referring to symptoms that were so close.  ,
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The symptoms hark back to an earlier, more rollicking time in a city that has seen significant tumult in recent years, including strong clampdown on protesters and greater power by Beijing.  ,
Neon serves as a reminder of Chan’s children. She recalled a youth in which she claimed that the lamps had to be kept on even during the oil crisis, saying that “brightness equal prosperity.” She said,” You could see how crucial brightness was to Hong Kong in making an ( positive ) impression on outsiders.  ,
She acknowledges that the memories for neon may be more profound for some people. Chan remarked,” It is sentimental, you ca n’t avoid it, especially with the changes of the last few years.” The handwriting, metalwork, and setup all date back to a time when cottage industries predominated in Hong Kong.  ,