Posters' images of days gone by

A new set of postcards features Hong Kong advertising posters of the 1920s and 1930s.

The cards, produced by the Provisional Regional Council, are on sale at the Sam Tung Uk Museum and Tak Wah Gallery in Tsuen Wan, and at the Hong Kong Railway Museum in Tai Po.

The cards tie in with an exhibition, titled Hong Kong for Sale: Advertising Posters of the 1920s and 1930s, which is being staged at the Sam Tung Uk Museum.

Many posters of this era were attached to a calendar. They promoted goods and services including cigarettes, alcohol and food, Chinese and Western medicines, and banking services.

They often featured beautiful women dressed in glamorous fashions.