| Peng Chau Theatre | |
| Native Name: | 坪洲戲院 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Status: | Closed |
| Building Type: | Cinema |
| Address: | 15 Wai Tsai Street, Peng Chau |
| Opened Date: | 2 February 1978 |
| Closing Date: | 1 January 1988 (Estimated) |
| Owner: | Far East Consortium International Limited |
| Unit Count: | --> |
| T: | 坪洲戲院 |
| Y: | Pìhng jāu hei yuhn |
| J: | Ping4 zau1 hei3 jyun6 |
Peng Chau Theatre is a defunct cinema on the island of Peng Chau in Hong Kong.
The cinema was inaugurated on the eve of the Lunar New Year (6 February), 1978[1] by Deacon Chiu Te Ken (Chinese: 邱德根) of the Far East Consortium International Limited. The opening ceremony was officiated by John Rawling Todd (Chinese: 杜迪) who was Acting Secretary for the New Territories at the time. The first film to show in the theatre was Gang of Four .[2]
The cinema had a seating capacity of 499.[3] [4]
Due to the decline of industry on Peng Chau and the subsequent decline in population, coupled with the increased popularity of at-home entertainment during the 1970s and 80s, the cinema fell into disuse and was shuttered in the late 1980s. On 8 September 2016 the Antiquities Advisory Board reviewed the heritage grading of the building and declined to give the building a heritage grade.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]