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Neon signs

Jimmi.Ho — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 20:14:14 +0300

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Neon Signs in Mong Kok at Night, reflections in taxi window. Since the mid-20th century, neon signs have defined Hong Kong’s landscape as much as Victoria Harbor and the skyline of densely packed high-rises. However, the government removes hundreds of signs a year for failure to meet code. Signs are removed for safety and structural reasons, or whe...

Homeless

Jimmi.Ho — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:15:15 +0300

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China's economic reforms and the emergence of Guangzhou as a modern mega-city changed everything for Xian village. It started to execute a plan to turn Xian village into the city's new urban core. It would leave villagers with no land, with no home to call their own, with only a bland resettlement apartment. It would leave the elderly and the young...

Fortress Besieged

Jimmi.Ho — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:01:48 +0300

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In Hong Kong, the urban streets are dotted with countless street lamps and huge neon signs. These contributed to the serious light pollution. Therefore nowadays even on some of the clearest evenings, only a few stars can be seen regularly in the urban areas.