State Theatre (Hong Kong)

The State Theatre is a former cinema in Hong Kong. It is located in the North Point area along King's Road (nos. 277-291). Concerns were raised in 2015 that it may be demolished in the near future.[1] The building was listed as a Grade I historic building in March 2017.[2]

State Theatre
皇都戲院
State Theatre Building along King's Road in January 2017.
General information
ClassificationGrade I historic building
LocationNorth Point
Address277-291 King's Road
CountryHong Kong
Opened1952
Closed1997
State Theatre
Traditional Chinese皇都戲院
Empire Theatre
Traditional Chinese璇宮戲院
The special features of the roof
State Theatre Building along King's Road in 2013.

History

The cinema opened in December 1952 as the Empire Theatre. It closed in 1957, and reopened in 1959 as the State Theatre, following extensive renovations. The State Theatre closed in 1997.[3]

Since July 2015 New World Development has been progressively buying out the numerous shops on the ground floor of the former theatre, with a view of demolishing the building for redevelopment. In response Docomomo International has included the building on its 'Heritage in danger' list since 23 March 2016, in particular citing its unique "parabola-like" concrete arches above its roof.[4]

In films

The State Theatre was featured in the 1978 film Game of Death starring Bruce Lee[5] and in the 1998 film The Longest Summer, directed by Fruit Chan.[1]

See also

References
  1. "State Theatre facing demolition after 63 years". Time Out Hong Kong. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. List of new items for grading assessment with assessment results. Item N46
  3. State Theatre on cinematreasures.org
  4. "Heritage in danger". Docomomo International. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  5. Game of Death - Bruce Lee (1978) - State Theatre, North Point

Further reading
  • Ma, Oi-woon (馬靄媛) (9 March 1997). "別了！皇都！別了，北角的光影歲月！". Ming Pao. p. D1.

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