Sharing Session with @streetsignhk
The Urban Stories of Hong Kong’s Neon Lights
香港招牌的城市故事
Speakers: @streetsignhk founders Kevin Mak & Ken Fung
Language: English and Cantonese
📅 Date: Sunday, 16 August 2026
🕒 Time: 15:00–17:00
📍 Venue: Blue Lotus Gallery 28 Pound Lane, Sheung Wan
(No RSVP needed)
講座：香港霓虹招牌故事
講者：「街招」創辦人 麥憬淮 及 馮達煒
📅 日期：2026年8月16日（星期日）
🕒 時間：15:00–17:00
📍 地點：Blue Lotus Gallery 香港上環磅巷28號地下
Join us for a conversation with @streetsignhk founders Kevin Mak and Ken Fung, as they share the stories behind a special selection of Hong Kong neon signs.
The discussion will explore how these signs were made, why they were commissioned, the businesses and communities behind them, and the recent conservation efforts led by various organisations to preserve this important part of Hong Kong’s visual culture.
Hong Kong’s neon signs were once more than just shop advertisements; they were the very heartbeat of the city. They defined our skyline, coloured our rain-slicked streets, and etched themselves into our collective memory. But as the skyline changes, how do we hold onto that light?
At Blue Lotus Gallery, we are currently exploring this question through two different lenses. First, the visual legacy: Keith Macgregor’s City of Lights exhibition.
His photographs capture the golden age of Hong Kong’s neon, preserving the atmosphere of the city in all its beautiful nostalgia.
Many of the signs he photographed have long since disappeared, but the story doesn't end there.
On 16 August, we are hosting @streetsignhk, a local platform that has been on the front lines of sign conservation since 2017. Architects Kevin Mak and Ken Fung actively rescue, exhibit, and reimagine these signs for the modern city, preserving a vital piece of urban heritage for the generations to come.
誠邀大家參與這場對談活動，本次嘉賓為街頭招牌保育平台街招 @streetsignhk 的創辦人麥憬淮 （Kevin Mak）與馮達煒（Ken Fung），兩人將分享數款香港霓虹招牌背後的故事。本次對談將深入探討霓虹招牌的製作工序、當年商戶訂製招牌的緣由、招牌所連結的店鋪與在地社群故事，以及近來各個機構為守護這段香港重要視覺文化，所推動的保育行動。
香港的霓虹招牌曾不只是店舖的廣告，更是這座城市的心跳。它們勾勒出我們的天際線，為雨後的街道染上色彩，也深深刻進集體記憶之中。然而，當城市面貌不斷改變，我們該如何留住這道光？
在 Blue Lotus Gallery，我們正從兩個不同的視角探討這個問題。首先，是視覺的保存——Keith Macgregor 的《City of Lights》展覽。他的攝影作品捕捉了香港霓虹燈的黃金時代，將那份迷人的城市氛圍與懷舊情感定格下來。
他鏡頭下的許多招牌早已消失，但故事並未就此終結。
8月16日，我們將邀請自2017年以來一直站在招牌保育最前線的本地平台 @streetsignhk。建築師 Kevin Mak 與 Ken Fung 積極搶救、展出並重新構想這些招牌在當代城市中的角色，為下一代保存這份珍貴的城市文化遺產。
This session looks at the future of neon. Join us to hear firsthand stories from the field: the grit of rescue operations, bringing disappeared signs back to the public through various exhibitions, and how they are keeping the craft of neon alive in a changing urban landscape.
@streetsignhk has long focused on documenting and preserving the unique “signboard streetscape” of Hong Kong. The team actively rescues neon and shop signs facing demolition. To date, they have preserved over 200 signboards from more than 150 local shops. Through exhibitions, installations, and design initiatives, they reimagine the possibilities of neon craftsmanship.
本場講座將探討霓虹的未來。誠邀您一同聆聽來自現場的一手故事：搶救行動中的艱辛歷程、透過各類展覽將消失的招牌帶回公眾面前，以及他們如何在不斷變遷的城市景觀中延續霓虹工藝的生命。
「街招」長期致力於記錄及保存香港獨特的「招牌街景」，積極搶救面臨清拆的霓虹燈與店舖招牌。至今已為超過150間本地店舖保存逾200塊招牌。透過展覽、裝置及設計項目，他們重新想像霓虹工藝的各種可能性。
Whether you love Keith Macgregor’s photography or are passionate about local heritage, join us to explore both sides of this important story!
About @streetsignhk
@streetsignhk is a conservation platform dedicated to researching, preserving, and reinterpreting Hong Kong’s signboard culture. Since its founding in 2017, the team has built a growing archive of local signage through rescue operations, and dedicated to promote sign-related craft and culture promotion through exhibitions, installations, and cross-disciplinary collaborations.
Their work goes beyond conservation. Through modular design neon systems, educational outreach, and public art experiments, they explore ways for neon craftsmanship to continue evolving within contemporary urban contexts—allowing this fading visual language to find new life.
關於街招
街招（@streetsignhk）是一個專注研究、保存及再創作香港街道招牌文化的保育平台。自 2017 年成立以來，他們透過搶救行動、保存招牌、並藉由展覽、裝置藝術、跨界合作，推廣與招牌相關的工藝與文化。
團隊的工作不僅止於保存，更積極探索霓虹工藝在當代城市中的延續方式，包括模組化霓虹系統、教育推廣及公共藝術實驗，讓逐漸消逝的霓虹語言在新的城市脈絡中重生。
Books and limited edition prints are available at the gallery or by order online. Feel free to ask for the e-catalogue by pressing the button below!
Photographs by Keith Macgregor
Published by blue lotus editions, 2026
Co-Author: Cardin Chan | Editor: Sarah A. Vega
Soft Cover, H26 x 21 cm, 1.2 kg
ISBN: 978-988-76192-6-0
Blue Lotus Gallery presents City of Lights, a newly published volume by blue lotus editions featuring the photography of Keith Macgregor. The book brings together selected works from Macgregor’s extensive archive, captured throughout the 1990s and 2000s, immersing viewers in Hong Kong after dark — a city ablaze with colour, reflection, and electric atmosphere.
Drawn directly from the publication, selected photographs will be presented in a major accompanying exhibition at the gallery. Together, the book and exhibition spotlight Macgregor’s enduring engagement with Hong Kong’s neon streetscapes.
Yet this vibrant scene is steadily disappearing. As neon signs are dismantled and familiar streetscapes fade, City of Lights becomes more than a celebration; it is a vital archive. The publication preserves a visual culture that once shaped Hong Kong’s identity after dark, safeguarding memories that are otherwise slipping away.
City of Lights offering collectors an opportunity to preserve Hong Kong’s neon legacy within a personal collection. The book stands as both tribute and testament: a radiant record of a vanishing era.
書名：City of Lights, Hong Kong’s Neon Heritage
攝影：Keith Macgregor
聯合作者： Cardin Chan | 編輯：Sarah A. Vega
出版社：Blue Lotus Editions, Hong Kong 2026
軟精裝, H26 x 21 cm, 1.2 公⽄
中英⽂雙語
Blue Lotus Gallery 推出 City of Lights 《光影之城》攝影新書展，本書由Blue Lotus Editions 發⾏，收錄 Keith McGregor 的攝影作 品。該書精選 Keith McGregor 海量影像檔案中的佳作，拍攝年代橫跨上世紀 90 年代⾄ 2000 年代，帶領觀者沉浸於夜幕下 的香港—— ⼀座流光溢彩、倒影婆娑、氛圍感⼗⾜的都市。
Keith McGregor 多年來對香港霓虹街景的持 續鏡頭聚焦。 然⽽這⽚鮮活璀璨的城市景致正⽇漸消逝。隨著霓虹招牌陸續拆卸、熟悉的街頭風貌慢慢褪去， City of Lights 早已不⽌是⼀ 場美學致敬，更成為珍貴的影像檔案。這本書留存了曾塑造香港夜間城市氣質的視覺⽂化，守住那些正在悄然流失的城市記 憶。 為將這份典藏延續為可珍藏的實物體驗。這些璀璨的城市光影突破畫廊空間的界 限，也為藏家提供契機，將香港霓虹時代的⼈⽂遺韻納入私⼈收藏，永久留存。
City of Lights 既是致敬，亦是⾒證：為⼀個正在消逝的璀璨時代，留下永恆光影紀實。