Seating capacity: lower level 964, upper level 448, total 1,412
Address: 57 Yuk Wah Crescent, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Manning Theatre Building is the current occupant at the site.
Manning Theatre operated during the period May 5, 1973 - May 1994.
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Seating capacity: 1 screen, 1,530 seats.
Address: 41 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Mandarin Theatre operated during the period May 27, 1965 - October 1, 1980. Subsequently, a commercial building with a mini theatre was built on the site with a seating capacity of 702; and it was closed some time in 2001.
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Capacity: about 500
Two different addresses appear in the sources - 圍仔街15號 and 坪洲永安街415地段, and the latter does not match the true location of the theatre when the number 415 is used as street number. The building is a short distace east of the junction of Chi Yan Street and Shing Ka Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong. Google street view photos show the building's exterior has been revitalized sometime between 2014 and 2016.
A short discussion of the history of Peng Chau and origin of the theatre can be found in the discussion paper listed below as one of the sources.
The two theatres operated in the same building but during two different periods, hence both are discussed here.
Address: 1 Luen Fat Street*, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong. The building remained standing as per 2011 Google photos. Several shops were operating at street level.
Seating capacity: 1 screen, front rows 152, back rows 820, total 972.
Address: 117 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Lung Wah Theatre operated during the period June 15, 1962 - December 29, 1996. The 2011 Google photos show the theatre building remained standing at the site, and re-developments taking place nearby. It is doubtful the building will last long, if it has not been demolished since then.
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Seating capacity: 1,700
Address: 92 Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, southeast corner of Lion Road and Carpenter Road. The building currently at the site is called Victory Buidling. Street number is approximate.
Loong Shing Theatre operated during the period January 27, 1952 - January 4, 1973.
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Address: 219 Nathan Road,Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. London Plaza is the current occupant at the site.
London Theatre 倫敦大戲院 was the first to operate at the site with a seating capacity of 1,404. It operated during the period February 5, 1962 - January 1, 1988.
A new theatre called London Classic Cinema was opened on August 1, 1990 and it operated until May 1, 1999 - https://gwulo.com/node/37795
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Seating capacity: 3 levels regular 891, first class 166, very special 210, total 1,267.
Address: 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay Hong Kong. Lee Theatre Plaza is the current occupant at the site.
Seating capacity: 2 screens, 353 and 355, total 708
Address: 680 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong. A food court, part of the Lai Sun Commercial Centre, is the current occupant at the site.
Lai Sun Theatre operated during the period February 11, 1988 - July 28, 1997.
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Address: 9 Tung Ming Street, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. The current occupant is the Christian Church of Love Kwun Tong.
The original theatre at the site was the Kwun Tong Theatre 觀塘戲院 with a seating capacity of 1,603 (1,005 and 598 first class). It started operating on October 9, 1970, and was later renamed Life Theatre 富都戲院 on May 1, 1979. A renovation in 1997 reduced its seating capacity to 462. Life Theatre was closed on April 11, 2004, and a good part of the retired theatre's exterior remains standing today.
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