In Hong Kong, calligraphy artists give the streets a festive vibe


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Dereck Kwok, 83-year-old calligraphy artist, shows his "Fai Chun" with the Chinese words: "Happiness Arriving At Your Door." Photo: AP

In the run-up to the Lunar New Year, calligraphers set up on the streets of Hong Kong to write ink-brush phrases on traditional red paper banners for homes and offices.

Called "Fai Chun” in Cantonese, the banners invoke hopes of good luck, prosperity, happiness, progress in studies - whatever one's wish is for the Year of the Tiger, which starts on Tuesday.

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