Two sites earmarked for sale in Kai Tak and Sha Tin will make the inclusion of cinemas mandatory, the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau announced today.
Secretary for Commerce & Economic Development Gregory So said developers have to build a minimum number of cinema seats at the two sites.
“We believe that it will be more synergetic if we could find places where there are for example, restaurants and cafés, together with shopping facilities. That would be more conducive to drawing a crowd to visit these movie cinemas.”
He added the two sites will be put up for sale in the coming few years.
To further boost the film industry, the bureau will study the feasibility of building cinemas at the Kai Tak Tourism Node and the West Kowloon Cultural District.
Mr So said more cinemas will enhance convenience for citizens and provide more screening slots for commercial movies.
