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THE BEGINNING 1930s-1950s
- In 1935, Mrs Loke Yew established Associated Theatres Ltd as she had noticed a significant lacking of entertainment establishments for the community which allowed social interactions that a cinema offers and to provide a place for people to meet and be entertained
- By 1950s, Dato Loke Wan Tho had expanded his business to include film production
- Associated Theatre was renamed Cathay Organisation Pte Ltd in 1959