Sunbeam Theatre
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Sunbeam Theatre (Chinese: 香港新光戲院) is a landmark theatre in Hong Kong showcasing Cantonese Opera.
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[edit] Location
It is located on King's Rd, North Point.
[edit] History
In the 1950s, many of the Shanghainese emigrants moved from Shanghai, China to Northpoint, Hong Kong. At the time Shanghai was known for its leftist revolutions, and many of the leftist supported businesses relocated to Northpoint. Aside from the China Products Department stores, the Sunbeam Theatre is one of the landmark theatre to have been started by that same group of emigrants[1]. It was established by "Hua Chang Enterprises Ltd" in 1972. Later it was turned over to "Silver Entertainment Ltd" on September 1, 1980 to Mr Henry Ying Tung Fok, chairman of "Sunbeam Entertainment". In 1988 Yao-Hung, chairman of the board of "Hong Kong United Arts Entertainment Company Ltd" took over its operation.
[edit] References
- ^ Wordie, Jason. [2002] (2002) Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-2095631
