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Peng Chau Theatre
Peng Chau Theatre is a defunct cinema on the island of Peng Chau in Hong Kong. History The cinema was inaugurated on the eve of the Lunar New Year (6 February), 1978 by Deacon Chiu Te Ken () of the Far East Consortium International Limited. The opening ceremony was officiated by John Rawling Todd () who was Acting Secretary for the New Territories at the time. The first film to show in the theatre was ''Gang of Four'' (). Operation The cinema had a seating capacity of 499. Decline Due to the decline of industry on Peng Chau and the subsequent decline in population, coupled with the increased popularity of at-home entertainment during the 1970s and 80s, the cinema fell into disuse and was shuttered in the late 1980s. On 8 September 2016 the Antiquities Advisory Board reviewed the heritage grading of the building and declined to give the building a heritage grade. See also * List of cinemas in Hong Kong References External links * Antiquities Advisory Board The Ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far East Consortium International Limited
Far East Consortium International Limited (FEC) () is a company with its head office in Central, Hong Kong. It was founded in 1950 by Deacon Chiu and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1972. FEC is mainly engaged in property development and investment, hotel development and management, car park operations and facilities management, securities and financial product investment and gaming and related operations and provision of mortgage services. The Group adopts geographical diversification and "Asian wallet" strategy, with business covering Hong Kong, Mainland China, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and other European countries. Senior leadership FEC has been led by Deacon Chiu since the company's founding 1950, until 2011 when Deacon retired and was replaced by his son David Chiu. List of managing directors and chairmen # Deacon Chiu (1950–2011) # David Chiu (2011– ) Property FEC has a residential and mixed-use project portf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peng Chau
Peng Chau is a small island located off the north-eastern coast of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It is known locally for its temples, fishing industry and seafood. Geography Peng Chau has an area of and a perimeter of about . The tallest point of the island is Finger Hill (手指山), which is in height. In 2003, the island underwent land degradation restorative work. Administration Politically, Peng Chau is part of Peng Chau & Hei Ling Chau constituency of the Islands District Council. The executive branch of the government of the island included department of the Islands District Office of the Home Affairs Department. The local police station belongs to the Cheung Chau Division of the Marine Police. Features There are several temples on Peng Chau, including: * Tin Hau temple (), built in 1792 * Golden Flower Shrine, dedicated to Lady Kam Fa () * Lung Mo Temple () * Seven Sisters Temple () The island is also the site of the, now defunct, Peng Chau Theatre (). There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rawling Todd
John Rawling Todd () (February 1929 – 18 July 2002) was a British colonial civil servant. He held progressively senior roles in the administration of British Hong Kong, and served as Secretary for Housing from 1986 to 1988. Earlier in his career he was involved in the forced deporation of the Chagossians. Early life Todd was born on 15 February 1929 to William Rawling Todd and Isabella May Shearer. He was educated at Durham University ( Hatfield College), where he was Captain of the Hatfield College Fencing Club in 1949. He completed his national service in the Royal Artillery, and was made 2nd Lieutenant on 14 February 1953, with the appointment gazetted on 24 March 1953. Career After leaving the military, Todd pursued a career in the Colonial Service and took up his first appointment as an Administrator Officer in the Gambia in 1955. He was assigned to New Hebrides in 1962 and was an Administrator of the British Indian Ocean Territory from 8 November 1965 to 1974. Chag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiquities Advisory Board
The Antiquities Advisory Board (AAB) is a statutory body of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region with the responsibility of advising the Antiquities Authority on any matters relating to antiquities and monuments. The AAB was established in 1976 along with the Antiquities and Monuments Office (AMO) when the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) was enacted, and comprises members appointed by the Chief Executive. The corresponding governmental ministry is the Development Bureau, and executive support for the AAB is provided by the AMO which is under the Development Bureau. Formation The Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53) was passed in 1971. However, the Ordinance was not "give life" and the AAB was not constituted until February of 1977. According to section 17 of the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance (Cap. 53), the AAB consists of members the Chief Executive may appoint, with one being appointed Chairman by the Chief Executive. The Ordinance does n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cinemas In Hong Kong
This is a list of current and former cinemas in Hong Kong. Broadway Circuit In addition to operating its own brand, Broadway Circuit also operates the B+, PALACE, Premiere Elements, MOViE MOViE and MY CINEMA chains. It previously run AMC-branded cinema in Pacific Place. # Broadway Cinematheque # Broadway Hollywood, at Plaza Hollywood # Broadway Kingswood Ginza, at Kingswood Ginza # Broadway Kwai Fong, at Metroplaza # Broadway Mongkok, on Sai Yeung Choi Street South # Broadway The ONE, at The ONE # Broadway Tsuen Wan, at Tsuen Wan Plaza # B+ apm, at apm # B+ MOKO at MOKO # PALACE ifc, at IFC Mall # Premiere Elements, at Elements Mall (former site of The Grand Cinema) # MOViE MOViE, at Cityplaza # MOViE MOViE, at Pacific Place, Admiralty, Hong Kong # MY CINEMA YOHO MALL, on Yuen Long Former cinemas * Broadway Kornhill, at Kornhill Plaza; closed in 2002; succeeded by MCL Kornhill * Broadway Kowloon Bay, at Amoy Plaza; closed in March 2009 - now UA Amoy * Broadway Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cinemas In Hong Kong
A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall (Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a building that contains auditoria for viewing films (also called movies) for entertainment. Most, but not all, movie theaters are commercial operations catering to the general public, who attend by purchasing a ticket. The film is projected with a movie projector onto a large projection screen A projection screen is an installation consisting of a surface and a support structure used for displaying a projected image for the view of an audience. Projection screens may be permanently installed, as in a movie theater; painted on the ... at the front of the auditorium while the dialogue, sounds, and music are played through a number of wall-mounted speakers. Since the 1970s, subwoofers have been used for low-pitched sounds. Since the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Cinemas
A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and stringers) was adopted from boat construction, and was typical of light aircraft built until the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
