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Former Prince Theatre.jpg

Submitted by philk on Thu, 2017-03-02 16:50
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2017

I believe this was once on the Golden Harvest circuit of cinemas

Yiu Sing Theatre / 耀星戲院 [1972-1993]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-02 05:50
Date Place completed: 
1972-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1993-06-30

Seating capacity: about 500

Address: 78 Shek Yam Road, Kwai Chung, New Territories, Hong Kong.  The streeet number is estimated by Google street view.  The site, next to a small park, is now occupied by shops at ground level and Wing On Seniors Care Centre (私營安老院) according to Google street view and the Wikipedia source.

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Yik Chi Theatre / 益智戲院 [1968-1972]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-03-02 04:19
Date Place completed: 
1968-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1972-12-31

Address: Section 12, Rennie's Mill, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  This address is no longer applicable.  Gwulo has these pages on Rennie's Mill:

https://gwulo.com/atom/16908 ;  https://gwulo.com/node/17778#15/22.3041/114.2504/Map_by_ESRI-Markers/100

Yik Chi Theatre was located in a former refugee camp for the Nationalist Army and refugess from Mainland China, the site later became a housing estate.

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Yee Lok Theatre / 余樂戲院 [1952-1952]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2017-03-01 23:07
Date Place completed: 
1952-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1952-12-01

Please ignore the location marker shown on this map.

The official, or even the non-offical English name of the theatre is not avaiable, nor its operating period.  The existence of the theatre came to light following an article in a local Chineser Kung Sheung Daily News in 1952.

Only the English name is available from the source Cinema Treasures which explains it corresponding to the Cantonese pronunciation of the theatre's name.  My reverse-translation arrived at  余樂戲院.

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Empire Cinematograph~Wo Ping Theatre / 奄派影畫戲院~和平戲院 [1903-1921]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2017-03-01 10:17
Date Place completed: 
1903-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1921-11-09

Seating capacity: unknown.  Address: Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.  Hang Seng Bank Head Office is the current occupant at the site located on the northeast corner of Des Voeux Road Central and Queen Victoria Street intersection.

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Victoria Cinematograph (Central) / 域多利影畫戲院 (中環) [1907-1910]

Submitted by OldTimer on Wed, 2017-03-01 05:46
Date Place completed: 
1907-11-01
Date Place demolished: 
1910-07-01

Seating capacity: unknown.   Address:  Des Voeux Road Central, Central, Hong Kong.

Victoria Cinematograph was the predecessor of Victoria Theatre at the same site.  Wing On House is the current occupant at the site

Victoria Ciematograph opened to business on November 1, 1907, and closed sometime in 1910.  For the purpose of this page, the closing date is estimated to be July 1910.

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United China Open-Air Cinema / 明園戲院 [1931-1931]

Submitted by OldTimer on Tue, 2017-02-28 06:13
Date Place completed: 
1931-07-11
Date Place demolished: 
1931-12-31
Address: Inland Lot No.1, 705 North Point, Hong Kong, as listed by Cinema Treasures.  (not found in Google search)
United China Open-Air opened on July 11, 1931, and closed later in the same year coinciding with the closure of the Ming Yuen Gardens.
A condensed discussion on "open-air" cinema:
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UA-Citygate Cinema / UA 東薈城戲院 [2000-2016]

Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 2017-02-27 23:44
Date Place completed: 
2000-12-01
Date Place demolished: 
2016-09-18

Seating capacity: 4 screens, total 1,142.

Address: 20 Tat Tung Road, Tung Chung, Lantau Island, Hong Kong

UA-Citygate Cinema operated during the period December 2000 - September 18, 2016.  [Edit: November 7, 2018: Please see update provided by reader in the discussion section below.]

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Taikoo Theatre / 太古戲院 [1950-1972]

Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 2017-02-27 08:32
Date Place completed: 
1950-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1972-01-01

Seating capacity: unknown.

Addressing:  Taikoo Dockyard, Quarry Bay Hong Kong.  Taikoo Dockyard was closed in 1972 to make way for the development of Taikoo Shing a private housing development.  The location marker on this map is approximate.

Taikoo Theatre was a private theatre serving the dock workers and families at reduced price but also opened to the public.  Available information collected by Cinema Treasures shows that it was operating in the 1950s., but its opening date and closing date are unknown. 

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Tai Po Theatre / 大埔戲院 [????-1958]

Submitted by OldTimer on Mon, 2017-02-27 06:35
Date Place demolished: 
1958-01-01

Sitting capacity: unknown

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