Seating capacity: 1,352
Address 242 Portland Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Far East Consortium Mongkok Building is the current occupant at the site.
Rex Theatre operated during the period February 15, 1969 - August 19, 1996.
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Seating capacity: 930
Address: 102 Third Street, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong. Truelight Building is the current occupant at the site.
Ray Theatre operated during the period February 6, 1951 - March 1, 1971.
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Seating capacity: 551
Address: 3 Ngau Tau Kok Road, Tak Po Garden, Ngau Tau Kok, Hong Kong.
Rainbow Theatre and Oscar Theatre [1987-1997] have the same address but were housed in different halls.
Rainbow Theatre operated during the periiod August 22, 1985 - second half of the 1990's. As one reader feedback stated that it was still operating in 1997, for the purpose of this page the closing date is estimated to be January 1998.
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Seating capacity: 979. Address: 164 Un Chau Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong, northwest corner of Un Chau Street-Camp Street intersection. Heritage Baptist Church is the current occupant at the site as shown in 2011 Google photos.
Princess Theatre operated during the period July 18, 1975 - February 2, 2004.
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Seating capacity: 1,957. Address: 760 Nathan Road, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Allied Plaza is the current occupant at the site.
As with some theatres, the English name of this theatre bears no resemblance in sound or meaning to its Chinese name. 柬樂 can be translated to East Joy/Happiness. The theatre sat on prime location visible to traffic and pedestrians along the busy Nathan Road. At one time its closest neighbour was a nullah which I believe still is except it is now covered by the roadway.
Seating capacity: 979
Address: 181 Castle Peak Road, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong. (southeast corner at Pratas Street)
Prince Theatre operated during the period July 11, 1975 - August 1, 1998.
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There were two theatres in Tai Po with the same name - Po Wah Theatres 寶華戲院 - operating in different periods and locations. Information on both theatres is limited, however, this page attempts to summarize what is available.
The first Po Wah Theatre opened for business on February 1, 1967, but its closing date is unknown and so too is its seating capacity. It was located on Nam Shing Street 大埔墟南盛街街口 at the corner with either On Fu Road or Po Heung Street.
Seating capacity: 600. Address: 31 Ap Lei Chau Main Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong Kong
The theatre started operating on April 25, 1953 and was named in Chinese only - likely 明園戲院 (meaning bright garden) and its Cantonese pronounciation would sound like Ming Yuen. On May 20, 1956 it was renamed Pearl Theatre and its Chinese name changed to 明珠戲院 (meaning bright pearl).
The theatre was closed some time in the late 1960s or early 1970s. For the purpose of this page, the closing date is estimated to be January 1970.
Seating capacity: 1,112
Address: 180 Tung Lo Wan Road, Causeway Bay and Tin Hau area, Hong Kong. Pak Lok Commercial Building is the current occupant at the site, and it has the same Chinese name of the theatre it replaced.
Park Theatre operated during the period January 8, 1970 - June 1, 1997.
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Seating capacity: 1,003
Address: 47-51 Shan Tung Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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