Handmade in jail, the Chinese characters on Hong Kong’s old road signs have a distinct style that a group of enthusiasts has painstakingly documented and turned into a new digital font called Prison ...

The majority of Hong Kong’s road signs were manually designed and handmade by prison inmates between the 1970s and ’90s. (Flickr pic) Handmade in jail, the Chinese characters on Hong Kong’s ...

Prison Gothic font digitises Chinese characters on Hong Kong’s pre-1997 road signs, handmade by inmates “The font aims to infuse a rich cultural ambience into the landscape and atmosphere of ...

The best of Hong Kong for free. Sign up for our email to enjoy Hong Kong ... Koon Nam Wah Bridal neon that hung across the road was removed in 2022 and replaced with a smaller, less ostentatious ...

As a boy, Gary Yau would cruise around Hong Kong in the back seat of his parents’ car. What caught his eye was not a toy shop or playground, but road signs. After he got home, the four-year-old ...

Today, fewer than 500 signs remain, bathing the streets of Hong Kong in technicoloured hues ... and it extended into the middle of the road. It was indeed quite eye-catching." ...

Following is a timeline of key events in the democratic development of Hong Kong before and after the financial hub's handover from Britain to China in 1997. Dec. 1984 - China and Britain sign a ...

HONG KONG (AFP) - Handmade in jail, the Chinese characters on Hong Kong's old road signs have a distinct style that a group of enthusiasts has painstakingly documented and turned into a new ...