Golden Harvest shut down all 4 of its remaining cinemas in Hong Kong on Sunday, together with one that won’t be leased to a brand new operator, leaving residents disenchanted by the lack of one other venue.
GH Galaxy in Shau Kei Wan ceased operations, whereas Golden Harvest’s different three cinemas, Sky at Olympian Metropolis, StagE in Tuen Mun and GH in Tai Po will all be leased to a brand new operator from Monday.
On its remaining day, GH Galaxy provided six showings throughout its two screens. By 5.30pm, the one sold-out exhibiting was Behind the Shadows, a brand new launch from June 12, with many empty seats in different screenings, significantly within the entrance rows.
“To be trustworthy, I’m not so shocked to listen to concerning the closure,” Jason Chan, an architect in his thirties who lives a 10-minute stroll away, instructed the Submit on the cinema.
“First, there are fewer and fewer screenings, after which there isn’t any employees working right here – solely self-service machines now. I can really feel it’s dying slowly.”
Chan expressed his remorse however hoped a brand new operator may take over sooner or later.
One other resident, who recognized himself as Danny L, mentioned he would miss the “human contact” of Golden Harvest cinemas. He famous that the chain usually hosted occasions the place film-goers may meet actors and actresses, whereas he additionally appreciated the pleasant employees.
