But the crackdown on neon lights may go deeper than purely safety concerns. Most of the neon signs in Hong Kong depict traditional Chinese characters. Mainland China uses simplified Chinese ...

Neon signs, invented by a French engineer in 1910, started lighting up Hong Kong's streets ... shaping and joining glass tubes into calligraphic Chinese characters with a six-flame burner.

Using neon signs, Istanbul-based artist Mehmet Gözetlik explored how Western trademarks could be translated into Chinese culture. His latest work "Chinatown" -- a series of artworks showcasing 20 ...