Join Extension Activities
All Events
- Highlighted Programmes
- All Events
- Events at Hong Kong Central Library
- Hong Kong Library Festival
- Summer Library Festival
- Reading Activities
- Summer Reading Fiesta
- Literary Activities
- Awards / Competitions
- Hong Kong Literature Festival
-
Talks / Workshops
- Subject Talk Series on History and Culture of Hong Kong
- Lecture Series on Chinese Classics and Their Contemporary Resonances
- Philosophy Talk
- Public Lectures on History and Business in China
- Public Lectures on History
- Subject Talks on Cosmopolitan Hong Kong
- Subject Talk Series on Life & Death Education
- Subject Talk on Elderly Health : Stay Smart – Brain Health and You
- “Charity and Society” Subject Talks
- “Charity and Healthcare: Tung Wah Archives and Hong Kong’s Early Healthcare Development” Subject Talks
- “Tung Wah Archives and Early Overseas Chinese” Subject Talks
- "Braving the Storm: Hong Kong under Japanese Occupation" Paper Armament Model-making Workshop
- Subject Talk Series on Chinese Medicine for Elderly Health
- Subject Talk Series on "Seniors in Style"
- Exploring Education: Public Lectures on Teaching and Learning
- Other Talks / Workshops
- “Overcoming Hardships – Charitable Organisations and Hong Kong Social Development” Subject Talks
- “Keeping up with the Times: Mapping the Development of Hong Kong’s Healthcare Services through the Archives” Subject Talks
- “Centred on People: Specialist Healthcare Services and Everyday Life” Subject Talks
- IT Activities
- Storytelling for Children
- Exhibitions
- Hot Topics
Down Memory Lane: Movie Theatres of the Olden Days
| Date: | 2022/9/11 (Sunday) |
| Time: | 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. |
| Venue: | Hong Kong Central Library (Lecture Theatre, G/F) |
| Speaker: | Mr. CHENG Po-hung |
| Organiser: | Hong Kong Public Libraries |
| Remarks: | Talk conducted in Cantonese. Free admission. First come, first served. (Video Recording URL www.hkpl.gov.hk/HkmMovieTheatres would be available for access from 7 October 2022 7:00 p.m.) |
| Enquiry: | Mon to Fri: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm; 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, except public holidays |
| Enquiry Telephone Number: | 2921 0388 |
In the olden days, local movie theatres were known as “opera theatres” where there were mainly Cantonese opera performances. In the 1950s, when a movie was on show in an “opera theatre”, the venue became “movie theatre” on tickets and publicity materials. Showcasing precious old theatre photos, postcards, movie tickets and handbills, this talk will present to participants the evolution of local theatres over the past century. In an atmosphere of nostalgia, the talk will give them a taste of the culture of old movie theatres in the days gone by.
