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Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Phoenix Film Club on Nov 5, 2009 at 5:28 am

Its Chinese name is 火鳥電影會。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Manning Theatre on Nov 3, 2009 at 6:46 am

Its Chinese nmae is 萬年戲院。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Mandarin Theatre on Nov 3, 2009 at 6:45 am

Its Chinese name is 國華戲院。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about M2 Theatre on Nov 3, 2009 at 6:44 am

Its Chinese name is æ—-°å¤§è¯æˆ²é™¢ã€‚

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Majestic Cinema on Nov 3, 2009 at 6:43 am

Its Chinese name is 大華戲院。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Kwong Wah Theatre on Nov 3, 2009 at 6:39 am

Its Chinese name is 光華戲院。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Metropole Theatre on Oct 26, 2009 at 7:03 am

Its Chinese name is 國寶戲院.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Hung Sing Theatre on Oct 26, 2009 at 7:00 am

Its Chinese name is 鴻聲戲院.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Happy Cinema on Oct 26, 2009 at 6:59 am

Its Chinese name is æ—-°åŒæ¨‚戲院.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Smiling Cinema on Oct 26, 2009 at 6:54 am

Its Chinese name is 天悅戲院.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Sky Theatre on Oct 26, 2009 at 6:54 am

Its Chinese name is 樂都戲院.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Rex Theatre on Oct 26, 2009 at 6:50 am

Its Chinese name is æ—-‡è¯æˆ²é™¢.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Universal Theatre on Oct 8, 2009 at 7:32 am

Its Chinese name isæ°'樂戲院。

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about GH Whampoa Cinema on Oct 8, 2009 at 3:58 am

The theatre closed on 8th October, 2009.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Yik Chi Theatre on Sep 19, 2009 at 7:36 pm

Correction 2:

According to news article published by the Chinese language Wah Kiu Yat Pao,the theatre probably opened to business in 1960.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Tai Po Theatre on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:22 am

Pierre27

Do you remember the exact location of the theatre?

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Sai Yuen Theatre on Sep 9, 2009 at 7:19 am

Correction:

The theatre was still in business as of 20th June, 1954.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Ritz Theatre on Sep 9, 2009 at 4:33 am

The Ritz Cinema was built on the site of the former Victory Theatre which opened to business on 1st January, 1941.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Majestic Theatre on Aug 27, 2009 at 6:42 am

Supplement:

The Majestic Theatre was situated in Yaumati on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong.
Its 1000-seat auditorium with a spacious stage was on the ground floor of the theatre building. It had an attractive main entrance, with a cafe on the right side of the entrance, while a furnished waiting room on the left. according to a news article published by the Hong Kong Telegraph,“ the interior is simply but tastefully decorated, concealed electric lights making the general effect pleasing to the eye."
The theatre was owned by the Hongkong and Kowloon Cinema Company and managed by Mr.C.H.Leung. During its silent films era, films were shown either with orchestra or with interpreter. The spacious stage was placed at the disposal of European travelling companies.
It opened to business on 8th December, 1928 with Ramon Novarro’s Ben Hur.
On 10th December, 1930, Alice White’s Broadway Babies was shown at the theatre, and it was the first talkie to be shown on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong.
Before the outbreak of WWII, it was a second run theatre showing English language films.
After the outbreak of war on 8th December, 1941, the theatre closed temporarily, and as of 14th January, 1942, the theatre had re-opened.
During the war years, only films censored by the Japanese Armies could be shown at the theatre. After the suspension of electricity supply on 20th August, 1944, the theatre was supposedly closed to business. After the restoration of electricity supply, the theatre re-opened at an unknown date in the remaining days of the WWII.
Air-conditioning system was installed at the theatre in the late

1940s.
Judging from photographs taken in the early 1950s, the cafe and waiting room had been converted into shops.
The theatre showed English language films from the mid-1940s until the late 1970s.In the first half of the 1980s, adult films were shown. Before its closure on 1st December, 1988, Japanese language ,English and Chinese dialect films were shown.
A hotel with a cinema with two auditoriums was built on the site of the theatre and the adjacent M2 Cinema.
Suwanti[Raymond Lo]

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Alhambra Theatre on Aug 21, 2009 at 8:39 pm

Supplement 11:

The Alhambra Theatre was renamed as Ping On Theatre in late 1942 during the war years.
Ping On is the Cantonese pronunciation of its Chinese name.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Silver Theatre on Jul 8, 2009 at 8:34 pm

The theatre closed on 9th July, 2009.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Kwun Chung Theatre on Jul 1, 2009 at 4:53 am

The theatre is still in business.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Yik Chi Theatre on Jun 21, 2009 at 12:06 am

Correction:

The address Section 12 Rennie’s Hill should be Section 12 Rennie’s Mill, Rennie Hill should be Rennie’s Mill, sorry.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Astron Cinema in danger on Jun 3, 2009 at 8:17 pm

I signed it.

Suwanti
Suwanti commented about Garden Theatre on May 29, 2009 at 7:44 am

The Garden Theatre closed on 5th November, 1932.