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Capital 京華 front-corner.jpg

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-03-31 04:54

Source: Discuss.com.hk

1966 Film studio (Wader Motion Pictures)

Submitted by Klaus on Fri, 2017-03-31 03:38
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966
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Great Wall Movie Enterprises, Ltd / 長城電影製片有限公司 [1948-1982]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-30 20:30
Date Place completed: 
1948-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1982-01-01

Great Wall Movie Enterprises, Ltd.* was one of several companies that operated in Kowloon City.   According to Wikipedia, it was founded in 1948.  Its first film was released in January 1950*.

Wikipedia source: "In 1982, Great Wall merged with Feng Huang, Chung Yuen and Sun Luen Film Company as Sil-Metrople Organization."  As such, operation under the name Great Wall was considered to have ended in 1982. 

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Grandview Film Company Limited / 大觀片塲

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-30 08:34

Source: Discuss.com.hk

Great Wall Film Studio / 長城電影公司

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-30 08:34

source: Discuss.com.hk

Tai Ping Theatre (1st generation) [1904-1930]

Submitted by David on Wed, 2017-03-29 23:12
Date Place completed: 
c.1904-01-01 (Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1930-12-31 (Day is approximate)

The Heritage Museum say it was it was built in 1904:

Erected between Queen’s Road West and Des Voeux Road West in Western
District in 1904, the three-storey Tai Ping Theatre accommodated over
1,000 seats and was one of the most well-established theatres in early 20th
century Hong Kong.

Moddsey dates the demolition to December 1930 (https://gwulo.com/comment/31626#comment-31626).

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Kwong Chee Theatre

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2017-03-29 17:38

Title on Flickr: 廣智戲院開業於1919年，在六十年代後期拆卸 (Google translated = Kwong Chee Theatre opened in 1919 and was demolished in the late 1960s)

​No date is given, my guess is 1930's.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1930
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Ritz Theatre

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2017-03-29 00:24

Probably 1950's.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
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cinema

Paris Theatre

Submitted by Klaus on Wed, 2017-03-29 00:18

Text on Flickr: 新莆崗 - 麗宮戲院 (Google translatated: San Po Kong - Palace Theatre).

No date is given. My estimate - based on the cars shown here - is 1980's.

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1980
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Kwong Ming Theatre 1952

Submitted by Klaus on Tue, 2017-03-28 20:49
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952
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