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Man Ming Theatre / 文明戲院 [1937-1941]

Date Place completed: 
1937-06-01
Date Place demolished: 
1941-12-31

Address: Man Ming Lane, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Location marker is approximate.

Very little is known about the Man Ming Theatre following an internet search.  According to Cinema Treasures, it was a Pre-WWII neighbourhood cinema.  It opened at an unknown date before June 7, 1937 and was in the film guide of the local newspapers between 1938 and 1941.  For the purpose of this page, the opening date is estimated to be June 1, 1937, and its closing date December 31, 1941.

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Manning Theatre / 萬年戲院 [1973-1994]

Date Place completed: 
1973-05-05
Date Place demolished: 
1994-05-01

Seating capacity: lower level 964, upper level 448, total 1,412

Address: 57 Yuk Wah Crescent, Tsz Wan Shan, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Manning Theatre Building is the current occupant at the site.

Manning Theatre operated during the period May 5, 1973 - May 1994.

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Mandarin Theatre / 國華戲院 [1965-1980]

Date Place completed: 
1965-05-27
Date Place demolished: 
1980-10-01

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 1,530 seats.

Address: 41 Ma Tau Wai Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Mandarin Theatre operated during the period May 27, 1965 - October 1, 1980.  Subsequently, a commercial building with a mini theatre was built on the site with a seating capacity of 702; and it was closed some time in 2001.

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Peng Chau Theatre / 坪洲戲院 [1978-1988]

Date Place completed: 
1978-02-06
Date Place demolished: 
1988-01-01

Capacity: about 500

Two different addresses appear in the sources - 圍仔街15號 and 坪洲永安街415地段, and the latter does not match the true location of the theatre when the number 415 is used as street number. The building is a short distace east of the junction of Chi Yan Street and Shing Ka Road, Peng Chau, Hong Kong.  Google  street view photos show the building's exterior has been revitalized sometime between 2014 and 2016.

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Luen Wo Theatre - Fanling Theatre / 聯和戲院 - 粉嶺戲院 [1953-2010]

Date Place completed: 
1953-07-01
Date Place demolished: 
2010-01-06

The two theatres operated in the same building but during two different periods, hence both are discussed here.

Address: 1 Luen Fat Street*, Fanling, New Territories, Hong Kong.  The building remained standing as per 2011 Google photos.  Several shops were operating at street level.

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Lung Wah Theatre / 龍華戲院 [1962-1996]

Date Place completed: 
1962-06-15
Date Place demolished: 
1996-12-29

Seating capacity: 1 screen, front rows 152, back rows 820, total 972.

Address: 117 Chung On Street, Tsuen Wan, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Lung Wah Theatre operated during the period June 15, 1962 - December 29, 1996.  The 2011 Google photos show the theatre building remained standing at the site, and re-developments taking place nearby.  It is doubtful the building will last long, if it has not been demolished since then.

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Loong Shing Theatre / 龍城戲院 [1952-1973]

Date Place completed: 
1952-01-27
Date Place demolished: 
1973-01-04

Seating capacity: 1,700

Address: 92 Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City, Kowloon, Hong Kong, southeast corner of Lion Road and Carpenter Road.  The building currently at the site is called Victory Buidling.  Street number is approximate.

Loong Shing Theatre operated during the period January 27, 1952 - January 4, 1973.

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London Theatre/倫敦大戲院 [1962-1988]

Date Place completed: 
1962-02-05
Date Place demolished: 
1988-01-01

Address: 219 Nathan Road,Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  London Plaza is the current occupant at the site.

​London Theatre 倫敦大戲院 was the first to operate at the site with a seating capacity of 1,404.  It operated during the period February 5, 1962 - January 1, 1988.

A new theatre called London Classic Cinema was opened on August 1, 1990 and it operated until May 1, 1999 - https://gwulo.com/node/37795

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Lee Theatre / 利舞台戲院 [1927-1991]

Date Place completed: 
1927-02-10
Date Place demolished: 
1991-08-18

Seating capacity: 3 levels regular 891, first class 166, very special 210, total 1,267.

Address: 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay Hong Kong.  Lee Theatre Plaza is the current occupant at the site.

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Lai Sun Theatre / 麗新戲院 [1988-1997]

Date Place completed: 
1988-02-11
Date Place demolished: 
1997-07-28

Seating capacity: 2 screens, 353 and 355, total 708

Address: 680 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  A food court, part of the Lai Sun Commercial Centre, is the current occupant at the site.

Lai Sun Theatre operated during the period February 11, 1988 - July 28, 1997.

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