Everything tagged: cinema

Seating capacity: 714. 

Address: Holy Cross Path at Shau Kei Wan Road, Shau Ki Wan, Hong Kong.  The information  in the Wikipedia source shows that the site is the current 利基大廈 Lee Ga Building, the southwest corner of Holy Cross Path - Sai Wan Ho Street intersection. 

According to Cinema Treasures, The Cheong Lok Theatre was opened to business at an unknown date before 1927.  The theatre operated during the period from 1924 * to 1969.  The site is now occupied by a residential building.

Seating capacity: 551

Address: 121 Wan Tsui Road, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.

The first Chai Wan Theatre opened to business on February 4, 1970.  It was later replaced by a new mini Chai Wan Theatre which closed in June 1993.

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Seating capacity: 1 screen, Initially 1,225+500 upper level total 1,725; the renovation in 1994 kept the balcony only an reduced the capacity to 400.

Address: 73 Broadway Street, Mei Foo Sun Chuen, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Century Theatre operated during the period September 27,1974 - April 16, 2010.

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​Seating capacity: 666

Address: Ka Wing Street, Yau Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  The current occupant is  嘉發商場 (part of the Yau Tong Centre).

Besides the Chinese name shown in the heading, Full House Theatre is also known as 金海城戲院 or 油塘戲院.  It was opened in 1981 and closed sometime in the 1990s.  Edit May 10, 2017: please note the term "Demolished" refers to the day when theatre operation ended.

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Seating capacity of triplex: 493+470+470=1433

Address: 298 Un Chau Street, Shum Shui Po.

The theatre operated during the period August 21, 1982 - December 6, 1996.  The site is currently occupied by Graces Court, a residential building with shops at street level.

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Seating capacity of the triplex cinema:199+248+254 = 701 total.

Address: Amoy Plaza, Amoy Garden, Kowloon Bay.

Broadway Theatre in Kowloon Bay was a re-development in 1995 of the former Amoy (淘大)  Theatre (October 1987 - October 1995)  to a triplex.  The theatre started operating on July 11, 1996 until April 1, 2009 when it was taken over by Cine-Art House.

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Seating capacity 695.  Address: 413 Castle Peak Road, Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

The cinema had two screens, and operated for a short period 1992-2008.

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Seating capacity 451.  Address: 29-35 Ting Kok Road, Wind Field Garden, Tai Po.

The Brightly Star Cinema has been closed.  The site is currently occupied by a shopping plaza.  The theatre operated for a short period 1992 to 1999.

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Seating capacity: unknown.  Address: Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong

The Bijou Scenic Theatre opened to business in November 1910, and in 1915 it was re-named as Bijou Theatre.  It closed its door on August 17, 1917.  On December 24, 1918 when it resumed operation, it was re-named Coronet Theatre.  It finally closed its doors on August 1, 1925.  According to cinematreasure.org, the King's Theatre was later built on the site of the Coronet Theatre.

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Address: 11 Tung Yan Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong