1 / 4Lux Theatre
📍 Hung Hom, Kowloon
One of Hong Kong's last surviving vintage cinemas, showing current films with handwritten paper tickets and hand-numbered seats. An entrance-lobby scale prints your weight on a paper slip — a genuine novelty for kids.
Last cinema that still uses paper ticket with hand drawn seat numbers. Cheap tickets price. You can weight yourself in the front entrance and a paper will come out with your weight on it, very cool.
🏆 Family Action Verdict
Best for families with curious older children who appreciate the novelty of a living piece of cinema history. Not the right pick if sharp picture quality and surround sound matter — the experience here is atmosphere and affordability over technical spec.
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💬 What Families Are Saying
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Timothy Wang
“Last cinema that still uses paper ticket with hand drawn seat numbers. Cheap tickets price. You can weight yourself in the front entrance and a paper will come out with your weight on it, very cool.”
behzad nasiri
“Historical cinema for over 50 years Kept the original theme and paper tickets but updated with new movies Recommended 👌🏻”
F W
“Watched some movie in 2017.2018 Long time ago ....too old Some one smoked”
sophie chui
“old cinema after renovation, cheap tix price”
Reviews from Google
Overview
Lux Theatre has operated for over 50 years and refuses to modernise its ticketing system — seat numbers are remains drawn by hand on paper tickets. Kids find the entrance scale a highlight: step on it and a printed slip with your weight comes out. The cinema screens current releases at some of Kowloon's lowest prices. Audio and visual quality sits below modern multiplexes — reviewers flag a cracked screen on at least one past visit — so temper expectations on technical performance.
