When a Neon Sign Enters the Museum
M+ conservators confront broken tubes, ageing paint and obsolete parts while caring for Hong Kong’s neon signs.
Yau Tsim Mong.
M+ conservators confront broken tubes, ageing paint and obsolete parts while caring for Hong Kong’s neon signs.
At Biu Kee in Jordan, carving and colour turn blank tiles into familiar symbols and personal designs.
Founded in 1962, the Hong Kong Museum of Art was the city’s first public art museum and a civic home for collections spanning local and global cultures.
Yau Tsim Mong
The Small Marks on a Mahjong Tile
At Biu Kee in Jordan, carving and colour turn blank tiles into familiar symbols and personal designs.
ReadHong Kong’s Public Art Museum and Its Viewpoint
Founded in 1962, the Hong Kong Museum of Art was the city’s first public art museum and a civic home for collections spanning local and global cultures.
ReadWhy a Temple Stood Beside a Court and Study Halls
Yau Ma Tei’s Tin Hau compound grew from a temple into a cluster serving worship, community affairs and education.
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The Fruit Market’s Night Shift
Yau Ma Tei’s wholesale fruit market links a 1913 government market to the overnight rhythm of produce distribution.
ReadA Family Pharmacy at the Corner of Mong Kok
A four-storey tong lau joined a family pharmacy below with a home above, then returned to medical use after careful revitalisation.
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From Barracks to a Heritage Classroom
Two late nineteenth-century barrack blocks passed through a public park and museum before becoming a centre for heritage education.
ReadA Theatre That Returned to the Stage
Opened in 1930 and revived in 2012, Yau Ma Tei Theatre links Cantonese opera’s stage traditions with a new generation of performers.
ReadShiwan Figures Above Yau Ma Tei Tin Hau Temple
On the temple’s ridge, colourful Shiwan ceramics turn dragons, fish and opera figures into a small theatre above the street.
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A Mosque for a Changing Kowloon Muslim Community
Kowloon Mosque began in 1896 with Muslim soldiers in the British garrison and grew into a landmark serving a much wider community.
ReadTwo Paths Through Mong Kok
Liu Yichang’s Intersection turns shared streets and separate thoughts into a distinctive portrait of Hong Kong urban life.
ReadOne Police Station, Many Screen Lives
The Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station’s portico and pre-war facade have given the building a second life in cinema.
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M+ and the Very Good Tailor sign
M+ conservators confront broken tubes, ageing paint and obsolete parts while caring for Hong Kong’s neon signs.
Biu Kee Mahjong
At Biu Kee in Jordan, carving and colour turn blank tiles into familiar symbols and personal designs.
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Founded in 1962, the Hong Kong Museum of Art was the city’s first public art museum and a civic home for collections spanning local and global cultures.
Tin Hau Temple and adjoining buildings, Yau Ma Tei
Yau Ma Tei’s Tin Hau compound grew from a temple into a cluster serving worship, community affairs and education.
Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market
Yau Ma Tei’s wholesale fruit market links a 1913 government market to the overnight rhythm of produce distribution.
Lui Seng Chun
A four-storey tong lau joined a family pharmacy below with a home above, then returned to medical use after careful revitalisation.
Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre
Two late nineteenth-century barrack blocks passed through a public park and museum before becoming a centre for heritage education.
Yau Ma Tei Theatre
Opened in 1930 and revived in 2012, Yau Ma Tei Theatre links Cantonese opera’s stage traditions with a new generation of performers.
Tin Hau Temple, Yau Ma Tei
On the temple’s ridge, colourful Shiwan ceramics turn dragons, fish and opera figures into a small theatre above the street.
Kowloon Masjid and Islamic Centre
Kowloon Mosque began in 1896 with Muslim soldiers in the British garrison and grew into a landmark serving a much wider community.
Mong Kok literary landscape
Liu Yichang’s Intersection turns shared streets and separate thoughts into a distinctive portrait of Hong Kong urban life.
Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station
The Old Yau Ma Tei Police Station’s portico and pre-war facade have given the building a second life in cinema.
Photo credits and rights
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Neon signs glow above double-decker buses on a Hong Kong street.sodai gomi · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
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An ordinary mahjong set displayed in a Kowloon shop; it is not attributed to Biu Kee or a named carver.Paul Keller · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
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Pedestrians pass shopfronts near Yau Ma Tei Wholesale Fruit Market, November 2023._Franck Michel_ · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
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A courtyard at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre in Kowloon Park.x768 · CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
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Exterior of Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.ChrisYunker · CC BY 2.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗ Resized proportionally and converted to WebP; no cropping or changes to image content.
