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Seating capacity: 103

Address: 30 Kwun Chung Street, Kwun Chung, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong

From discussion by Cinema Treasures, it is noted that the pre-WWII Kwun Chung Theatre was situated at the junction of Jordan Road and Canton Road, and operated during the period about 1931-August 10, 1939.  Subsequently the theatre building was demolished and the site became part of a park.

Seating capacity: 814 + 302 First Class, total 1,116; apparently later increased to 1,167

Address: 9 Tai Tong Road, Yuen Long, Hong Kong.  Kwong Wah Centre is the current occupant at the site.

Kwong Wah Theatre operated during the period February 13, 1950 - January 1, 1991.

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• Cinema Treasures: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/29482
• Hong Kong Theatres Association Limited: http://hktaorg.com/en/hist_inner.php?id=14

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An internet search thus far has not been able to identify the seating capcity of Kwong Ming Theatre.  Discussions among the source sites give its address as Public Square Street, and after demolition the site is "currently" occupied by Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Specialist Clinic (油麻地賽馬會診所).  This places the former theatre at 3 Public Square Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Kwong Chee Theatre (廣智戲院), reported to be the first theatre built in Kowloon, has an interesting history (please see sources listed below).  Today, the ground where the theatre once stood has undergone significant changes since it was demolished in 1968.

Seating capacity: 587

Address:  Kwai Fong Terrace, Kwai Yi Road, Kwai Fong, New Territories, Hong Kong

Kwai Fong Theatre operated during the period July 11, 1985 - March 1, 1996.  The place has been renovated to a church.

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Address: 128 Carpenter Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Information on seating capacity is not available from internet search thus far.  Based on information from the sources listed below, Kau Yue Fong Theatre was located on the site currently the Central District Health Centre General Out-Patient Clinic: 1 Kau U Fong, Central, Hong Kong.

Kau Yue Fong Theatre operated during the period September 26, 1911 - August 1, 1949.

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 2,080.

Address: Intersection of Canton Road and Pitt Street (southwest corner), Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Kam Wah Building is the current occupant at the site.

Kam Wah operated during the period: December 21, 1954 - September 21, 1970.

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Seating capacity: Sources listed below give two different capacities, 747 and 800.

Address: Source documents listed below state that the theatre has been replaced by a supermarket (惠康超級市場), and a recent local government document on summary of meeting related to water quality issued from its office with this address but no street number (Kam Tin Theatre Building, Kam Tin Road, Yuen Long, N.T.).  With these two pieces of information, Google Maps has located the former theatre at 131 Kam Tin Road, Kam Tin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Seating: 646

Address: 15 Tai On Street,  Shau Kei Wan, Hong Kong.  Tai On Building is the current occupant at the site.

When the theatre first opened to business on December 23, 1968, it was named Tai On Theatre.  On December 23, 1976 its name was changed to Kam Ming Theatre.  The theatre was closed in the second half of 1995.  For the purpose of this page, the closing date is assumed to be September 1995.

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