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Memorable scenes of a famous street

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It took more than half a century to develop Wan Chai's Lee Tung Street, better known as Wedding Card Street.

Unfortunately, the cluster of wedding card print shops which made the street famous are slated for demolition to make way for high-rises, despite the efforts of campaigners who are trying to save the city's landmarks.

In a bid to preserve a collective memory of the street, the Community Museum Project is holding a photographic exhibition titled Street As Museum: Lee Tung Street.

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The exhibition's centrepiece is comprised of two large photographs which provide a complete view of the facade of the buildings in the street.

Each image is made up of hundreds of separate photographs.

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'These are images of Lee Tung Street that have never been seen before. Realistically, it is impossible for your eyes to take in a complete view of the street,' said Howard Chan of the Community Museum Project.

Covering the whole street in a single photograph is technically impossible. After experimenting fruitlessly with a wide range of photographic equipment, photographer Tse Ming-chong came up with an original and challenging idea to create the two images.

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