• Completed in 1929, Great World Amusement Park was built on the site of a former Chinese cemetery, and aimed to provide entertainment and leisure activities for the low-income families living nearby.
• The initial response from the public was underwhelming, and in the early 1940s, the amusement park was sold to Shaw Brothers Pictures International Limited.
• After the Second World War, Shaw Brothers developed Great World into an integrated entertainment venue and named it “Great World Amusement Park” (“大世界游艺场”).
• Great World Amusement Park had four cinemas, one nightclub and two restaurants. It hosted two trade fairs yearly, and became a renowned destination for dining and entertainment.
• Over the years, with more entertainment and leisure alternatives becoming available, Great World gradually declined in popularity and shut down most of its operations in March 1964.
• After 1964, only the cinemas and restaurants remained open, until they too were closed in 1978.

New World, Great World and Happy World (later Gay World) Amusement Parks were popular leisure venues for a whole range of activities, from matchmaking, dating, movies, theatre and opera, to drinking and dancing. One could also catch live celebrity performances, entertain guests at restaurants, or go on a bumper car ride. (Lianhe Zaobao, 24/5/2015)