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Golden Harvest Mong Kok Cinema / 嘉禾旺角電影城 [1997-2013]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 09:41
Date Place completed: 
1997-12-18
Date Place demolished: 
2013-02-13

Seating capacity: (not available)

Address: 193 Prince Edward Road West, Mong Kok, Kowloon

Golden Harvest Mong Kok Cinema operated during the period December 18, 1997 - February 13, 2013.  Since January 28, 2014, the current building is the UA Cine Moko Cinema (Mongkok) - https://www.yelp.ca/biz/ua-cine-moko-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF-2 - different era, different architecture - all admired no doubt by people who love going to the theatres.  

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Golden Harvest~Newport Theatre (YauMaTei) / 嘉禾~新寶戲院 [1977-2000]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 08:57
Date Place completed: 
1977-01-22
Date Place demolished: 
2000-06-01

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 814+ 472, total 1,286

Address: 23-27 Jordan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon

Aailable information from the sources listed below show that the Golden Harvest Theatre started operating on January 22, 1977, and later renamed Newport Theatre on January 1, 1990.  The theatre was closed on June 1, 2000.

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Golden Harbour Theatre / 利港戲院 [1989-1996]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 08:04
Date Place completed: 
1989-10-23
Date Place demolished: 
1996-03-13

Seating capacity: 2 screens, 423 and 426, total 849

Address: 38 Chengtu Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong

Golden Harbour Theatre operated during the period October 23, 1989 - March 13, 1996.

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Golden Gate Theatre (To Kwa Wan) / 金門戲院 [1966-1996]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 05:04
Date Place completed: 
1966-09-28
Date Place demolished: 
1996-12-02

Seating capacity: 1 screen 838+315 total 1,153

Address: 5 San Lau Street, To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong

​The grand opening day for the Golden Gate Theatre was on September 28, 1966.  It was closed permanently on December 2, 1996, and the site was subsequently occupied by a church. 

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Golden Dragon Theatre (Yuen Long) / 金龍戲院 [1984-1998]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 04:27
Date Place completed: 
1984-12-22
Date Place demolished: 
1998-03-16

Seating Capacity: 449

Address: 2-3 Shui Che Kwun Street, Yuen Long, Kowloon

Golden Dragon Theatre operated during the period December 22, 1984 - March 16, 1998.

Source: Cinema Treasures: http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/23915

 

 

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Golden Crown Cinema, formerly Paramount (Mong Kok) [1996-1996]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 03:43
Date Place completed: 
1996-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1996-12-31

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 138

Address: 221-225 Sai Yeung Street North, Mong Kok, Kowloon

The original cinema at the site was Paramount Cinema which operated from 1993 through 1995.  The cinema resumed operation and renamed Golden Crown Cinema in 1996 but closed later in the same year.  For the purpose of this place page, it is designated January 1 to December 31, 1996.

*The Golden Crown Cinema is literally translated from its Chinese name, its exact English name is unavailable.

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Golden Crown Theatre (Tai Kok Tsui) / 金冠戲院 [1967-1988]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 03:05
Date Place completed: 
1967-09-02
Date Place demolished: 
1988-03-01

Seating capacity: 1 screen, 690+385 total 1,075

Address: 74 Bedford Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon (Source: Cinema Treasures).  Wikipedia places the theatre at a slightly different address（通州街73-77號／合桃街8號） and mentions the current occupant is 福群大廈 Folkland Mansion Podium.  The location shown on this map is considered accurate, at the southeast corner of Tung Chau Street - Walnut Street intersection.

Golden Crown Theatre operated during the period September 2, 1967 - March 1, 1988.

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Golden City Theatre (Lam Tin) / 金城戲院 [1982-1993]

Submitted by OldTimer on Fri, 2017-01-20 00:06
Date Place completed: 
1982-01-22
Date Place demolished: 
1993-01-01

Seating capacity: one screen 759 + upper level 454, total 1,213

49 Kai Tin Street, Lam Tin, Kowloon

Golden City Theatre opened on January 22, 1982 and was closed some time in 1993.

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Golden Theatre / 黃金戲院 [1962-1991]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-01-19 23:45
Date Place completed: 
1962-11-30
Date Place demolished: 
1991-11-30

Seating capacity: one screen 947+452 = 1,399

Address: 94 Yen Chow Street, Sham Shui Po, Kowloon, Hong Kong.  Golden Centre is the current occupant at the site.  The former occupant at the site was a manufacturing shop called 南針製造廠.  This Chinese sign facing Yen Chow Street always caught my eyes whenever I came out of Tak Ching Primary School in the early 1950s, fairly quiet street then.

Golden Theatre operated during the period November 30, 1962 - November 30, 1991.

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The Globe (Shek Kong Camp) [1952-1996]

Submitted by OldTimer on Thu, 2017-01-19 09:34
Date Place completed: 
1952-01-01
Date Place demolished: 
1996-11-01

Address: Kam Tin Road, Shek Kong Camp, Shek Kong, Hong Kong

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