- Sunbeam Theatre
Sunbeam Theatre (Chinese: 新光戲院) is a landmark
theatre inHong Kong showcasingCantonese Opera .Location
It is located on King's Rd,
North Point .History
In the 1950s, many of the
Shanghainese emigrants moved fromShanghai toHong Kong and settled in the North Point area. At the time Shanghai was known for itsleftist revolutions, and many of the leftist supported businesses relocated to North Point. 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 [Wordie, Jason. (2002) Streets: Exploring Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. ISBN 962-2095631] . It was established by "Hua Chang Enterprises Ltd" in1972 . Later it was turned over to "Silver Entertainment Ltd" on September 1,1980 to Mr Henry Ying Tung Fok, chairman of "Sunbeam Entertainment". In1988 Yao-Hung, chairman of the board of "Hong Kong United Arts Entertainment Company Ltd" took over its operation.References
External links
* [http://www.ua-sunbeam.com/index.htm Sunbeam Theatre]
* [http://www.ua-sunbeam.com/images/seat.jpgSeat Arrangements]
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