Current condition
Demolished / No longer exists
Date completed
Date closed / demolished
Might have to consult Mr Raymond Lo for the inauguration and demolision dates for these. Cannot filter out the big chunk of Google results yet.
Photos that show this Place
1955
1959
1961
Comments
Hi Thomas,Here's Raymond
Hi Thomas,
Here's Raymond Lo's page about this cinema: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/17597
I found it by starting from the list of cinemas in Hong Kong: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/china/hong-kong
Regards, David
National Theatre / 國民
Greetings:
國民戲院 is its Chinese name, source: Hong Kong Theatres Association Ltd.
Regards, Peter
1939 National Theatre
Hong Kong Telegraph 22 December 1939
Wanchai now boasts of two modern cinemas, will shortly have another, although it is somewhat different from the others in that it is of one storey only.
The new theatre, which is situated at the junction of Marsh Road and Lockhart Road, near the Dreamland Dance Hall will be completed by the end of Chinese New Year. It is of comparatively small size but will have accommodation for 1000 persons.
Mr. K. P. Kwan is the owner. It is understood the theatre will show principally Chinese pictures.
(As mentioned here, another level was added after completion. The other two better known cinemas in Wanchai at the time were the Grand Theatre (first generation) and Cathay Theatre