🌱種出霓虹燈的土壤 - 「綜合用途建築物」/ 五十年代的城市肌理，正是霓虹燈生長的土壤。早在轉角唐樓的介紹裡有提過[註1]，五十年代的政府為了回應戰後的人口膨脹和經濟復甦，修改了《建築物條例》，城市出現了大量「綜合用途建築物」，像彌敦道兩側盛放著霓虹燈的便是「商住兼容」的大廈群。當時政府並沒有刻意規管霓虹燈牌的大小、形狀和高度。七、八十年代經濟起飛之時，商家爭艷鬥麗，務求將街上的行人帶到自己的樓上舖。加上香港獨有的樓高街窄，才成就了其人人皆曉的霓虹場景 - 繁華盛世。 💭你能感受到《 #霓虹叢林 》歌詞的意象嗎？#KongceptualPop ： 🎶牽掛這窄牆 牽掛這馬路 牽掛這漂亮🎶 🎶開遍這細巷 開遍這市面 開遍這世上🎶 🎶籠罩晚空內 每一道 狹縫🎶 🎶填滿記憶內 每分鬧～鬨🎶 🆕新市鎮:住宅與商業空間的分離/ 但隨著七八十年代後的城市發展以新市鎮為主，住宅與商業空間都清晰地分隔開，一個個大型屋苑與底座的商業空間分散於城市各處。加上以馬路優先規劃和住宅密度增加，街道減少了，取而代之是商場外牆的廣告面，霓虹燈失去所需的土壤，同時候政府設立了不同的條例和計劃（下個post會講，🔔開定通知等），清拆違例招牌同時，所有新建的招牌進出受更嚴格的監管。霓虹燈牌逐漸成為「舊區」的景象，卻未能遷移到新市鎮裡繼續繁殖。 Composite Building acted as the soil for breeding neon light/ The urban fabric in the 1950s formed the soil where neon light grew. As mentioned in the introduction of the Corner Tong Lau [Note 1], in the 1950s, the government revised the "Building Regulations", and a large number of "Composite Building" emerged in the city. Neon signages on both sides of Nathan Road are on buildings compatible with commercial and residential purposes. At that time, the government did not deliberately regulate neon signs' size, shape and height. Then, when the economy took off in the 1970-80s, the street was like having a beauty contest; gorgeous signages were installed to bring pedestrians upstairs. Then became the famous HK neon scene, with large volume&density. The detach between commercial and residential space/ However, as the urban development from the 1970s was dominated by new towns, where residential and commercial spaces were separate, and the commercial spaces of large housing estates and pedestals are scattered in the city. Also, the priority of road planning and the increase in residential density have reduced the number of streets and replaced them with advertising surfaces on the facades of shopping malls. As a result, neon lights have lost their soil and are seeking a wonderland. #我港 #kongcept #我港工藝 #industry_kongcept #kongceptualpop #project_kongcept #霓虹燈 #neonlights

Countdown2️⃣ 發展和傳承之間🔨 Between Development and Preservation 香港，短短幾十年，由一個小魚村發展成為今日的國際金融中心。不能不提的是，各種行業的興旺和發展都是孕育出今日香港的重要一環。可惜的是，營運成本、產品需要、經濟回報等種種困難，許多昔日的香港傳統行業變得不合時宜，漸漸淡出大眾視野。然而，現時本地的傳統工藝行業並非完全消失，它們只是在經歷輝煌之後，退居二線。事實上，有些工藝師仍然默默耕耘地繼續傳統工藝製作。我們希望通過介紹他們的故事，了解他們的價值並討論如何能夠在社會發展和傳統手藝的保育和傳承間取之平衡。 _______________________________________________________ Hong Kong, in just a few decades, has developed from a small fish village to today's international financial centre. There is no doubt that the prosperity and development of various industries play an important role to the Hong Kong we know nowadays. It is a pity that with various difficulties such as operating costs, product requirements and economic returns, many traditional Hong Kong industries in the past have become untimely and gradually fade. However, some of the local traditional craft industries have not completely disappeared, they just retreated to the second line after experiencing glory. In fact, some craftsmen still work silently to continue their traditional craftsmanship. We hope to introduce their stories, understand their value and discuss how to balance social development and the preservation and inheritance of these traditional craftsmanship. . 📷 @mr_nkf . #我港 #kongcept #藝術品 #香港工藝 #生活節奏 #香港日常 #hkindustrial #hkcraft #craftsmanship #preserveculture #hongkongspirit #hkfinance #neonlights #taxi #ฮ่องกง #hkspirit #hongkongneedshelp #hongkonger #hkig #insidehongkong #hkculture #hongkongmoment #capturehongkong #hkblogger #在香港的台灣人 #lifeinhongkong #oldhongkong #awesomehongkong #香港生活 #香港好きな人と繋がりたい

大牌檔? 大排檔?/ 夥計，一打藍妹！🍻作為香港人對大牌檔一定不陌生，但現今真正保留著其獨特歷史文化的元祖級大牌檔還有多少間？最傳統的大牌檔是怎樣的？單是其名稱已眾說紛紜，據說真相是當年政府為了避免出現大量非法擺賣熟食的攤檔，所有大牌檔都需要於當眼處裱裝起一張註有持牌人及檔位資料，約A4大的「固定攤位（熟食或小食）小販牌照」，大牌檔亦因此成名。而「大排檔」有指源自廣東的「排檔」，代表一連成排的路邊餐檔。此外，大牌檔不一定提供小炒，亦有以麵、絲襪奶茶、輕食等作主調的店主。 元祖大牌檔/ 大牌檔的原型可以追溯到二次大戰後，港英政府設立的小販牌照。於1921年，小販分成俗稱大牌的固定小販牌照 和小牌的流動小販牌照（e.g.炒栗子🌰）兩種牌照。直至1950，由於戰後的香港處於百廢待興的狀態加上大批難民從中國大陸湧入，居民生活十分艱難，因優先考慮經濟困難和老弱的人士，港英政府將牌照二合為一並發放出去，為低下層其提供一個謀生的機會。由於牌照費不高和經營成本輕，大牌檔價廉物美的食物深受普羅大眾歡迎。但是1970年代香港經濟起飛和快餐文化（1968年的大家樂/1978麥當勞）興起，加上政府希望整頓市容而加強對大牌檔的經營限制，令大牌檔面臨危機。 大牌檔的變奏/ 於1972年，政府停止發牌，所有牌照持有者需要集中經營，如遷入「熟食中心」，不願意搬遷者則可交還牌照，並領取約六萬元的金額補償。同樣在1970年代初，政府推行了十年建屋計劃，為滿足居民日常生活所需，俗稱「冬菇亭」的熟食舖位伴隨公營房屋應運而生。由於大部分面積小的冬菇亭都喜歡往外搭建帆布帳篷以便擺放更多檯凳招待客人，令其外觀如同大牌檔。由於以上兩者與大牌檔有相似的經營模式，在現今世代亦會被稱為大牌檔。 直至2009年，政府才實施大牌檔保育計劃，為大牌檔建設排污渠及煤氣管，並且協助破舊的大牌檔進行翻新工程。此外，大牌檔牌照亦可以傳給牌主配偶和直系親屬。2015年，當局檢討在滿足環境衛生、污水排放及座位劃分等條件下，解凍已停止多年的大牌檔新牌照發放，在有附加條件下發出新牌照，同時亦研究放寬現有大牌檔牌照的繼承條件，可由直系家庭成員繼承牌照。大牌檔有以上變奏/保育，但我港認爲都未能充分體現大牌檔的神韻...大牌檔的最大特色是其環境，能感受街道上的各種不確定因素，在香港這個發達城市中，那份對比感更具風味。 The Intangible Culture - HKers’ Treasure/ Dai Pai Dong serves you with the most authentic and free eating environment in HK, . In 1950 post-war, Hong Kong was in a state of desperation, and with the large influx of refugees from mainland China, the residents in HK were having a tough time. The British-HK government prioritised the ease on elderly and people who can barely make a living. overnment issued a license that allows food stalls to be operated in public space. It provided a chance for the lower class to earn a living. In the 1970s, HK economy rocketed, fast-food culture entered HK and the government began to tighten the restrictions and even stopped issuing licenses in 1972. Stalls are required to concentrate into a cooked food centre(operating like an ordinary restaurant), or they will need to return the license and receive a compensation of about 60,000HKD. Meanwhile, the government implemented a ten-year housing construction plan. To meet residents' daily needs, cooked food stalls commonly known as Mushroom Pavilions came fundamentally with public housing and replacing Dai Pai Dong. In 2015, the license issuance finally unfrozen but its potential value is yet to be well exerted.

《我港 Kongcept》批鬥大會 2021 【1/8工藝精神：一代宗師也難逃行業的式微 @kongcept852】 關於 #我港工藝 #industry_kongcept 💬//香港工藝事業享負勝銘，”MADE IN HONG KONG” 一詞對世界顧客都有信心保證。可惜隨著科技進步，經濟發展等等因素，不少工藝已經式微。我講工藝希望與大家分享一些僅存的工藝，好讓更多一起欣賞和記得種種的工藝精神！// 手寫小巴膠牌/ 記得嗎？我們2020年尾介紹過香港小巴的歷史和文化，如果忘記了或未閱讀可以先看回！而今日會延伸介紹一種香港獨有的傳統工藝，見證著小巴這幾十年時光的藝術。走到旺角先達廣場附近便容易看到一排又一排的小巴在等候乘客，但我們怎樣分辨小巴s的目的地和收費呢？ 線索就放在擋風玻璃上，那又紅又藍的白膠牌。 最後一位工藝師/ 每輛紅色小巴上都總會有幾塊小巴膠牌。現時小巴牌都是出自於同一位工藝師，麥錦生師傅。因為他已經是香港最後一位手寫小巴膠牌的工藝師。由於紅色小巴並沒有固定路線和收費，司機隨意更換小巴膠牌。而最為人熟悉定必是紅白藍三色的繁體字和價錢。別小看這一塊小膠片，原來當中大有學問⋯字的顏色方面，行內規定途經的地方是藍色、終點是紅色。例如圖1，就是途徑九龍城，前往黃大仙的小巴。而膠板也有學問，必須先用酒清消毒，逐一擦拭乾淨，因為若有靜電，會令油墨化開干擾筆跡。 繁體字的堅持與獨有字型/ 麥師傅的獨特字型也申請了專利。早期用毛筆沾油漆，字體夠大夠明顯就足夠。而油漆的濃稠度也非常講究，太稠的話字體會起泡，太稀的話字體會缺色。現今更要加上英文字。多年來，麥師傅都堅持使用繁體字，這才真正代表中文字。簡體字就像切開了一樣，缺乏了字體當中的意義。除了有一個字就是觀塘，麥師傅會寫做「官塘」，這是小巴司機要求，因為「觀」太多筆畫，遠處未必能夠清晰看見。 Hand-painted minibus plastic signs/ Do you still remember that we mentioned Hong Kong minibus history and culture earlier. So, what makes the passengers get the right minibus to their destination and charge? All these rely on the red and blue plastic signs on the windshield, a unique traditional craftsmanship in Hong Kong that has witnessed the past decades of minibuses. The only ONE craftsman left in HK/ Nowadays, most of the minibus signs used in red minibuses are from the same person, Master Mak Kam Sang. He is the last craftsman in Hong Kong to create hand-painted minibus plastic sign. This simple sign also takes a lot of learning. In terms of colour, there are regulations in the industry. Blue words indicate the place that would pass by, red words indicate the final destination. Insistence on using of Traditional characters and fonts/ Master Mai's unique font has even applied for a patent. For many years, Master Mai insisted on using traditional Chinese words to truly represent Chinese characters. Except for a special word, Kwun Tong, Master Mak would write "Kwun” (觀）into another word (官)which has the same pronunciation. That was required by the minibus drivers because there are too many strokes and may not be clearly visible from a distance on road.

#我港工藝 #industry_kongcept 霓虹燈是如何運作的？需要電嗎？需要火嗎？電離？ 讓我們一起認識它魅力的根源！⚡️ 「電離」的原理! / 如想製作霓虹燈管，你首先需要一條封閉的玻璃管，將兩端接駁電極和發熱線，注入不能缺少的主角 - 「惰性氣體」。準備就緒後，發動電源將發熱線通電，管中的氣體隨即產生「電離」～～～意思是高壓電流令管中的氣體能量提升，氣體以光線形式釋放儲存的不穩定氣體，發出我們熟悉的「霓虹光」。 相反，鎢絲燈需要達到高溫才能發光，所以我們靠近鎢絲燈時會感受到其熱力，你也會想像到大量的電能化成熱力流失於空氣中，你的電費也一樣下場。霓虹燈同時又被稱為「冷光管」，盡管閃亮著，保持你也能夠安心用手觸碰它的溫度，當然不同顏色的霓虹燈有着輕微的溫差。 你能感受到《 #霓虹叢林 》歌詞的意象嗎？你心目中又有怎樣的聯想？喜歡王家衛的顏色藝術嗎？ #KongceptualPop ： 🎶血色幻燈泛起了千滴 渴望🎶 🎶翠色幻燈種出妄想和 荒唐🎶 🎶冷色幻燈引起了當日 百態怒放🎶 🎶暖色幻燈照出曠世鋒芒 光芒🎶 霓虹燈的個性: 形狀x顏色/ 霓虹燈的個性相信是來自它的形狀與顏色。如果你有發現，我們在《霓虹叢林》的歌詞裏有提到「血色、翠色、冷色、暖色幻燈」。不同顏色的霓虹燈是透過各種惰性氣體所產生的不同能量而演化而成。有趣的是，由於惰性氣體的能量會影響光線亮度，導致光線不足。例如較弱的「氬氣」，為了增加其紫外光度，製作時通常都會在玻璃管內加上「水銀」，若再將管塗上螢光劑，管內發出的紫外光就能夠化成我們肉眼所見的柔和藍色。日常中最常見的霓虹燈顏色則由氫（紅色）、氦（粉紅色）、二氧化碳（白色）、汞蒸氣（藍色）等氣體亮起。霓虹燈使用的玻璃管可以透過燒製彎曲成多樣的形狀，令創作的成品具有極大的靈活性，成為了「港式字體」的最佳拍檔。再加上一支質量合格的霓虹燈擁有20,000 - 30,000小時的壽命，即若三到五年，令它成為八、九十年代户外亮化燈制或招牌的最佳選擇。 -----《懷舊時光》JUSTIN WONG SOLO PHOTO EXHIBITION ----- 展覽將轉瞬即逝的瞬間描繪成電影般的場景，不論以數碼或菲林都能表達出每張照片背後故事的最深刻意義。Justin透過近期的作品試圖喚起我人們意識到招牌等香港傳統文化和價值的存在。 地點: 新城市廣場一期 250A鋪 - Shout Art Hub & Gallery 日期: 18/1/-18/2/2022 時間: 11:00-21:00 ——— The principle of ``ionization''! / If you want to make a neon tube, you first need a closed glass tube, and it needs to be connected with electrodes and heating wires at both ends. Of course, the protagonist-inert gas is indispensable in the glass tube.Turning on the power to energize the heating wire, the gas in the tube will be "ionized" immediately! The high-voltage current increases the energy of the gas in the tube, and the gas releases the stored unstable gas in the form of light, which is the neon light we are familiar with. What forms a perfect neon light? shape x color/ Common neon colours are formed by gases such as hydrogen (red), helium (pink), carbon dioxide (white), mercury vapor (blue), etc. In addition, a qualified neon lamp has a lifespan of 20,000-30,000 hours, which is approx. 3 to 5 years, that’s the reason it became the best choice for outdoor lighting systems or signs in the 1980s and 1990s.