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The State Theatre (Chinese: 皇都戲院) is a former cinema in Hong Kong. Located in the North Point area along King's Road (nos. 277-291), the building was still extant as of January 2017, and may be demolished in a near future.
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History
The cinema opened in 1952 as the Empire Theatre (璇宮戲院). It closed in 1957, and reopened in 1959 as the State Theatre, following extensive renovations. The State Theatre closed in 1997.
In films
The State Theatre was featured in the 1978 film Game of Death starring Bruce Lee and in the 1998 film The Longest Summer, directed by Fruit Chan.
References
State Theatre (Hong Kong) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA