Golden Village Yishun (GV Yishun), formerly Yishun 10, is a multiplex cinema located in Yishun, Singapore. Operated by Golden Village, it was the first multiplex in Singapore.
Prior to the cinema's existence, Yishun in the 1980s did not have a proper town centre for activities such as going to the cinemas. Several plots of land in Yishun were put up for sale for the private sector in September 1990 by the government, which included a plot for a cinema. Golden Harvest, along with the Village Roadshow Corporation, announced in November intentions to build a multiplex in Singapore. Golden Harvest and Village Roadshow won the bid, with works already beginning by December. Yishun 10 start operations on 28 May 1992. In August 2010, the cinema underwent a three-month renovation. The renovations were completed in November and the multiplex was renamed to Golden Village Yishun.
History
During the 1980s, the Yishun new town did not have a proper town centre for amenities such as borrowing books or going to the cinemas, resulting in many residents having to go nearby Ang Mo Kio for such amenities.[1] The Housing and Development Board (HDB) put up several several plots of land, including a 3,635 square metres (4,347sqyd) site in Yishun for a cinema complex, on sale in September 1989, the first instance of a HDB land sale to the private sector.[2][3] In November, Raymond Chow of Golden Harvest announced that he, along with the Village Roadshow Corporation in a joint venture, bidded for two plots of land. If the bids were successful, then he would establish the first multiplex in Singapore.[4][5] Chow, along with his partner, claimed that the bid would be successful due to "extensive market research".[5] Several other cinema companies also bidded for the site.[6] When Raymond Chow was later asked by Vivien Chong of The Straits Times on why he chose to bid for the plots of land, Chow cited the sites' proximity to public transport facilities and Yishun's growing development.[7]
Golden Harvest received approval from the government to construct the proposed multiplex on a 2,926 square metres (3,499sqyd) site, which along with a similar project in Tampines, would cost S$75.8 million(1990)(US$41.82 million), or HK$320 million.[8] Sembawang Construction was appointed in December to build the multiplex, where it was expected to be completed by 1992.[9] Yishun 10 opened on 28 May 1992 by Philip Yeo, the then chairman of Economic Development Board.[10]
The last day of movie screenings at Yishun 10 was 11 August 2010 to undergo a three-month renovation from 12 August 2010 to upgrade the multiplex. In November 2010, the renovation had been completed and multiplex was renamed to Golden Village Yishun (GV), which was Golden Village first "green" cinema complex.[11]
Details
GV Yishun is a four-story multiple cinema. Located in Yishun, it is operated by Golden Village.[12] As the name suggests, it has ten halls. The multiplex is located adjacent to Northpoint City, which is linked to Yishun MRT station via an underpass.
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