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Wed, 08/16/2017 - 06:54

Kam Kwok Theatre.

Source: uwants.com - post #4733 by user 4rex - http://www.uwants.com/viewthread.php?tid=14833421&page=316#pid231482846

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This picture was not Kam Kwok Theatre, but probably Majestic Theatre (大華戲院) of Singapore in 1964.

1. Kam Kwok Theatre was established in 1966, but the movies “Lover's grief (工廠玫瑰)” and “The past love/ I did my best (情至義盡)” were released in 1964.

Source: MMIS, HK Public Libraries (Tai Kung Pao, 1966-01-18, p. 3)

Reference of the releasing date of the movies:

 

2. According to the article and advertisement of “南洋商報”, Ng Kwan Lai (吳君麗) performed on the stage of the Majestic Theatre of Singapore for promoting the movies “Lover's grief (工廠玫瑰)” and “The past love/ I did my best (情至義盡)”in 1964.

Source: Singapore National Library Board (南洋商報, 1964-04-22, p.12; 1964-04-30, p. 8) http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/

3. The appearance of the theatres (Kam Ling金陵,   National國民,   Kam Wah金華,   Ming Sing明聲 &   Apollo新舞台) showing “Lover's grief (工廠玫瑰) was not similar to the image.

Source: advertisement of “Lover's grief (工廠玫瑰)” - MMIS, HK Public Libraries (Keung Sheung Yat Pao, 1964-04-16, p. 9)

4. Some photos of the Majestic Theatre / Singapore are below for reference too.

http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/4d1cf9ae-43b1-11e4-859c-0050568939ad

http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/965fc464-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad

http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/9f43391f-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad

https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/9cfad5…

https:/adonischen.wordpress.com/2016/04/19/%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1majestic-theatre-%E5%A4%A7%E8%8F%AF%E6%88%B2%E9%99%A2/

 

 

 

1966 photo of the Kam Kwok Theatre at 2 Heng Nam rd. 

https://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/Theatre/Theatre_Map/Kowloon/index_c…

https://www.hkmemory.hk/collections/Theatre/All_Items/images/202006/t20…

The 1966 movie "The Golden Gun 金手槍" was showing.

https://hkmdb.com/db/movies/view.mhtml?id=4618&display_set=big5

 

1966 lok fu kam kok theater
1966 lok fu kam kok theater, by simtang

The movie was showing end of 1966 to beginning of 1967. A 1967 newspaper advertisement confirmed Kam Kwok theatre was showing the movie:

1967 golden gun adv
1967 golden gun adv, by simtang

As a matter of fact, golden gun was only the next movie to be shown. The current movie showing was 孝女珠珠 (1966)
The Dutiful Daughter Chu Chu
Alias: Dutiful Daughter
beginning 12/20/1966

According to hkmemory.hk, the address was rather  4639 section of Junction road九龍橫頭磡聯合道4639地段 whatever that means. But the 1971 map seems showing the theatre at the south-east corner at the junction road-Heng Lam road junction. And the building on the left side of the above picture looks like a block of the Lo Fu Ngam Resettlement Area assuming the theatre was facing the junction road.

1971 kam kwok theatre location
1971 kam kwok theatre location, by simtang

A 1970s picture showing the same area with the bus stop in front. The Lo Fu Ngam Resettlement on the left side. There was a second floor kindergarden called ai wah kindergarden or 愛華幼稚園 at 176 junction road. The google map still show that kindergarden which has since closed down.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x340407290d347ccb%3A0x56772783162…

1970s lok fu bus terminus
1970s lok fu bus terminus, by simtang