1975 kok wah theater near hok yuen st

Mon, 03/13/2023 - 13:33

Looking north from Tsing Chau street at the Hok Yuen st-Ma Tau Wai road junction in 1975. The Mandarin theater (labelled C) can be seen with the sign "國華" visible. The theater occupied the lower floors. Upper floors were residential units.

A = Hok Yuen street

B=Kowloon Docks Memorial School (Ching Chau st)

C=Mandarin theater

D=pawn shop at Hok Yuen st-Ma Tau Wai rd junction

(https://gwulo.com/media/44656)

One can also see a basketball court at lower left corner above street level which is next to a building at 19 Hok Yuen street. That building was originally planned to be an extension of the Kowloon Docks Memorial School. It was actually used as a campus for the Sir Robert Black College of Education 1962-1974. From 2006, it became an extension of the Saint Timothy primary school at 14 Hok Yuen street. The basketball court still exists today.

 

Date picture taken
1975