private industry media entertainment retail hospitality founded 1945 headquarters singapore key people goh min yen managing director goh eng wah chairman products cinemas hotel fort canning website we cinemas eng wah global is a singaporean company spans entertainment properties hospitality and lifestyle in singapore and malaysia . contents 1 history 1.1 events 1.2 awards 2 eng wah global operations 2.1 cinemas 2.2 hotels 2.3 shopping malls 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit eng wah global pte ltd is founded by mr goh eng wah . its first cinemas were happy theatre and the open air victory theatre both in happy world at geylang began operating in 1945 . 1 in the 1960s mr goh eng wah expanded his cinema chain to raffles hotel jubilee hall and king s theatre at tiong bahru . in the 1970s & 1980s it expanded to the new hdb towns in toa payoh ang mo kio clementi and kallang and became the leading film exhibitor and distributor . on 7 july 1994 the cinema became the first operator to be listed in the sgx 1 as eng wah organisation . at the same time it also converts its single screen cinemas into entertainment centres at ang mo kio toa payoh and clementi . in 1997 to 1999 the group again expanded its cinema chains to newer hdb towns in bukit batok pasir ris and sembawang . it also open its first cinema downtown at suntec city . in 2002 it became the first cinema exhibitor in singapore to implement an on line loyalty programme named friends of eng wah as well as providing the sms a movie service . in 2003 the group is the first exhibitor outside of the usa to deploy a full 2k digital cinema system and first exhibitor in the world to commercially screen a full 2k enabled digital movie . in 2004 the group have the most 2k digital cineplex in the world . in 2005 the group signed a deal with crazy horse but it closed in 2007 . in 2007 the cinema is one of the first showcase 4d digital cinema technology with spiderman 3 on 1 may 2007 at suntec city . in 2008 the group went through a reverse handover with transcu and sold the properties to mr goh eng wah s company for 99.5 million . in early 2009 its sun plaza outlet closes . in 2010 the group announced to spend 100 million to revamp the cinemas and opens hotel fort canning . toa payoh and ang mo kio jubliee cinemas were closed down for mixed retails at the end of that year . in 2011 eng wah cinemas rebrands itself as we cinemas following a renovation at suntec city in 2012 west mall shuts down . in 2013 empress cinema is being rebuilt as 321 clementi . meanwhile suntec city closes as the mall is undergoing renovations . in 2015 321 clementi opens . events edit the group is the principal partner for the national day parade since 2007 . the group is the first to pledge support to singapore s bid for the youth olympics games 2010 . we cinemas hosted the f rst film fest 2012 at suntec city on 9 april 2012 . we cinemas collaborated with institute of technical education for the short film competition to mark its 1st birthday . awards edit placed among the top 100 asian companies in cio asia s cio 100 list . 2005 best service best snack bar best sound the sunday times 2006 spba heritage brand award winner 2006 selected as one of the 100 singapore icons ; a representation of logos symbols trademarks and icons that are significant to singapore s social history and visual culture . 2010 the destinasian luxe list 2011 . 2011 winner of ura s architectural heritage awards 2 eng wah global operations edit cinemas edit we cinemas chinese is a singaporean cinema operator managed by eng wah global pte ltd. it was previously called eng wah cinemas but in 2011 it was rebranded as we cinemas . locations we cinemas currently has 1 cinema in singapore . cinema screens halls seats location opening year 2k digital hall 3d digital hall first class 321 clementi 10 746 clementi 2015 y y y former locations as eng wah cinemas cinema screens halls seats location opening year closed year jubilee 4 734 ang mo kio 1975 2010 mandarin 2 geylang bahru 1976 1999 sun plaza 6 1243 sembawang 2000 2009 suntec city 5 1085 downtown core 1998 2013 toa payoh entertainment centre 5 934 toa payoh 1975 2010 west mall 6 1378 bukit batok 1998 2012 white sands 4 800 pasir ris 1997 1999 hotels edit eng wah global owns 2 hotel properties one in singapore and malaysia respectively . property location description hotel fort canning 11 canning walk singapore 178881 a boutique hotel opened in 2010 with 86 rooms the legends golf & resort sdn bhd lot 1302 kebun sedenak johor darul takzim malaysia a club with complete range of sporting leisure entertainment and resort facilities . shopping malls edit coordinates 1 19 59.95 n 103 44 23.91 e 1.3333194 n 103.7399750 e 1.3333194 ; 103.7399750 jubilee square location ang mo kio singapore opening date 1979 no . of stores and services 23 no . of floors 4 floors website jubilee square 321 clementi location clementi singapore opening date 2015 no . of stores and services 16 no . of floors 7 website 321 clementi eng wah global owns 2 shopping malls located at the heartland town centres . property location tenants 321 clementi 321 clementi avenue 3 singapore 129905 fitness first we cinemas sakae sushi saizeriya tea tozz wimi coconut ice cream and mind stretcher learning centre . jubilee square 61 ang mo kio avenue 8 singapore 569814 gurney drive popeyes louisiana kitchen popular bookstore and education centres . see also edit list of cinemas in singapore references edit about us historic retreat in the city the jakarta globe 6 november 2011 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title eng wah global & oldid 711383453 categories cinema chains in singaporehotels in singaporeshopping malls in singaporehidden categories use dmy dates from october 2013coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 22 march 2016 at 15 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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