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Fanling Town Centre Cinema / 粉嶺名都戲院 [1993-2006]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 23:22

Seating capacity: initially 2 screens at 498 each, later rebuilt to 2 screens at 114 and 154.   Address: 18 Fanling Station Road, Fanling

The Fanling Town Centre operated during the period July 29, 1993 - September 2006.

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Fanling Theatre / 粉嶺戲院 [1959-2010]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 23:04

Seating capacity:  540+288 first class, and two screens 361+360 following renovation

Address: 1 Luen Fat Street, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong

The Fanling Theatre began operation on September 11, 1959 until January 6, 2010.

Fanling Theatre was the successor to another theatre that operated also in the same building.  A separate place-page has been created for the two theatres "Luen Wo Theatre - Fanling Theatre".  The discussion on seating capaity varies slightly between the two pages due to the different data sources used in the writing of these pages.

Empire~State Theatre / 璇宮~皇都戲院 [1952-1997]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 09:36

Please note that the term "demolished" refers to the date on which cinema operation ended. 

Seating capacity: 1087 for Empire Theatre 璇宮,  1400 for State Theatre 皇都

Address: 291 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong

The original theatre built on the site was the Empire Theatre which operated during the period December 11, 1952 - September 2, 1957.  After extensive renovations, the theatre resumed operation on February 8, 1959 and was named State Theatre.  It was closed on March 1, 1997.

East Town Theatre / 東城戲院 [1964-1974]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 04:51

Seating capacity: 1300.  Address: 18 Fenwick Street, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

The East Town Theatre operated during the period February 9, 1964 - February 8, 1974.

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Columbia Classics Cinema (Wan Chai) / 新華戲院 [1985-1997]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 04:17

Seating capacity: 402.  Address: 23 Harbour Road, Wan Chai.

The Columbia Classic Cinema operated during the period September 1, 1985 - July 1, 1997.

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Cine-Art House (Wan Chai) / 影藝戲院 [1988-2006]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 01/17/2017 - 03:31

Seating capacity: two screens 128 and 148

Address: 30 Harbour Road, Sun Hung Kai Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong

The Cine-Art House operated during the period July 9, 1988 - December 1, 2006.  According to the Wikipedia source, the theatre on April 1, 2009 moved to and resumed operation at a new location in 九龍灣淘大商場 - Amoy Plaza, 77 Ngau Tau Kok Road in Kowloon Bay, Kowloon.  It appears the theatre remains in business at its new-found home. The operating period designated on this page refers to the period while operating in Wan Chai.

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