People wearing surgical masks in public is a very common site in Asia, a holdover from the deadly SARS epidemic in 2002 that killed nearly 800 people. No longer simply for health protection, young people consider these masks a social statement and they have become part of their daily wardrobe.
Neon lights at night on a busy street in Mong Kok. Hong Kongers lament that the many beautiful neon signs that have lit the Hong Kong cityscape for decades are gradually being transitioned over to nondescript digital signs.
A solitary neon sign illuminates the facade of an aging hotel in Hong Kong.
