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Kowloon Theatre (Tsim Sha Tsui) / 九龍戲院 [1921-1923]

Submitted by OldTimer on Sat, 03/11/2017 - 03:09

Seating capacity: unknown

Address:  One source gives its location on Nathan Road while another source on Kimberly Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong. The location marker is approximate.

Kowloon Theatre opened to business on June 13, 1921.  It showed its last film on March 1, 1923; and on the same day there was an advertisement in the Hong Kong Telegraph informing that the site is available for club or private dance. 

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Kornhill Theatre / 康城戲院 [1987-1994]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 03/10/2017 - 10:09

Seating capacity: unknown (original theatre)

Kornhill Theatre operated in the Kornhill Plaza which was constructed in 1987.  The plaza's address is 1-2 Kornhill Road, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong.

Kornhill Theatre started operating likely in 1987 when the plaza first opened for business, and closed some time in 1994.  The site was later turned into Kornhill Broadway but the timing is unknown.  Currently, MCL 康怡戲院  (Kornhill) is operating  listing its address as 2 Kornhill Road which is on the south side of Kornhill Road.

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Metropole Theatre (North Point) / 都城戲院 [1954-1963]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 03/10/2017 - 05:00

Seating capacity: unknown

Address: King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong.  The Wikipedia source states that the site is the current 現新都城大廈 (Metropole Building), so it places the former theatre at 416-430 King's Road, North Point, Hong Kong.

Metropole Theatre operated during the period February 1, 1954 - January 1, 1963.

There was another theatre in Kowloon with the same English name Metropole Theatre but different Chinese name 國寶戲院, at: https://gwulo.com/node/36503

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Ocean Theatre~Grand Ocean Cinema / 海城~海運戲院 [1969-2000]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 08:01

The operating period given on this page applies to Ocean Theatre only and its closing date is an estimate.

Address: 3 Canton Road, Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Seating capacity: Ocean Theatre (retired) 1,772; Grand Ocean Cinema 432

Much of the information presented below is found in the Cinema Treasures web site.

Windsor Cinema / 皇室戲院 [1992-2015]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 03/09/2017 - 03:26

Seating capacity: unknown

Address: 311 Goucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

Windsor Cinema, opened sometime in 1992, operated under the Broadway Circuit until 2006 at which time ownership took place leading to a new name UA-Windsor Cinema.  Operation was suspended on February 28, 2008 the beginning of the re-construction of Windsor House plaza.  It resumed operation on April 29, 2010 until August 24, 2015 when its lease expired.

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Golden City Theatre (Wan Chai) / 金城戲院 [1951-1958]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 09:17

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 1,018.

Address: 77-80 Gloucster Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong.

The Wikipedia source gives only its Chinese name  金城戲院, while Cinema Treasures lists it as Golden City Theatre. 

There was another theatre with the same Chinese name  金城戲院 but was located in Lam Tin, Kowloon.  Its place-page, entitled Golden City Theatre / 金城戲院 [1982-1993], is at: https://gwulo.com/node/36327#15/22.3080/114.2341/Map_by_ESRI-Markers/100 

Kam Ling Theatre (Queen's Rd West) / 金陵戲院 [2001-2001]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 03/08/2017 - 00:10

Seating capacity: unknown

Address: 491 Queen's Road West, Sai Wan, Hong Kong.  The location marker on this map is approximate.

There was another theatre with the same Chinese name 金陵戲院 (Kam Ling Theatre) [1951-1973] located close by, and its page is at:  https://gwulo.com/node/36399#18/22.28603/114.13535/Map_by_ESRI-Markers/…

For the theatre discussed on this page, only the Chinese name appears in the sources.  I have selected the English name to match its Cantonese pronounciation.

M2 Theatre~Majestic Cinema / 新大華戲院 [1978-2000]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 03/07/2017 - 02:37

M2 Theatre seating capacity: 1 screen, 624 + 560 upper level = 1,184 total

Majestic Cinema seating capacity: 2 screens, total 827

Address: 10 Saigon Street, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  The Wikipedia source lists its succesor-occupant as 諾富特酒店 placing it at the current Novotel on the northeast side of Nathan Road - Saigoon Street intersection.

Po Hing Theatre (Sheung Wan) / 普慶戲院 [1890-????]

Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 03/06/2017 - 13:07

Seating capacity: unknown

Address: Given by the source as: 上環普慶坊和卜公花園附近, in the neighbourhood of the present Blake Garden and Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.  The location marker on this map is approximate.

Fong in Chinese means a place smaller than a village, so the theatre was named after the place it was located.  The source gives only its Chinese name so the English name shown on this page is selected to pronounce the same as its Chinese name.

Po Hing Theatre opened in 1890, but its closing date is unknown.

President Theatre / 總統戲院 [1966-2002]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 23:09

Seating capacity:  1,248

Address: 517 Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

President Theatre started operating on October 26, 1966.  Some time in the early 2000s operation was suspended during the building of the new President Cinema which opened on May 21, 2003.  In addition to the new mini cinemas having a total seating capacity of 424, the site includes retail shops, cafe and restaurant, and a bank.  The new President Cinema continues to operate today.   For the purpose of this page, the closing day of the original theatre is estimated to be the end of 2002.