The emergence of Cantilever Neon Signage has accompanied with the
grown-up of Hong Kong urban development after World War II. This
enormous steel frame covered with bent neon lights has been erected
onto the external wall over the streets of Hong Kong city in the past few
decades. Its image has been firmly imprinted on every citizen’s memory
by its multi-colored and eye-catching gesture. The signal itself embodies
part of the social and urban development history of Hong Kong. However,
its role in this city has been fading out following with the city’s renewal
and advancement in information technology. It is afraid that the
Cantilever Neon Signage will end up with a calamitous fate one day as
all of them will be eradicated from our city. Throughout this dissertation,
we tried to unveil some hidden stories behind this mysterious mask by
unravelling the development history and exploring this fading industry in
person throughout face-face site visits. The results were astonishing as
less people would commit to this handicraft driven industry and it
coupled with austere statutory controls which have inevitably halted
further potential successors to enter into the industry. / published_or_final_version / Conservation / Master / Master of Science in Conservation
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:HKU/oai:hub.hku.hk:10722/161563 |
| Date | January 2009 |
| Creators | Cheng Chong-kuen, Elson., 鄭昶權. |
| Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
| Source Sets | Hong Kong University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | PG_Thesis |
| Source | http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B47966865 |
| Rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works., Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License |
| Relation | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) |
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