Reading the signs in Hong Kong

A photographic journey

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Hello!

Today’s post is a photographic journey about signs; the literal kind. Hong Kong loves its signs. You can find signs everywhere, ranging from the obvious and mostly necessary like traffic signs to the bizarre and potentially rude/offensive/bizarre (see below). We have them all - enjoy!

Boo! The government has gotten rid of the cum signs (Photo credit: Mary Hui via The Outline).

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A sign for this outdoor sewing shop (I assume!)

Stickers as signs

Signs in the library

And signs in the street in Wan Chai

Restaurant signs in Yau Ma Tai

No diving, no swimming, no sliding, no tripping, only walking signs along the waterfront

Do not scream sign and Just Peachy signs in Sham Shui Po

I agree with this sticker sign (spotted in May 2025)

God save the Queen signs at Causeway Bay

Great view and keep quiet signs

No hawking signs

Graffiti signs in Central

Public service announcement through a sign in a lift (ah, COVID the memories)

Another public service announcement sign:

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