. ▁The ▁J al an ▁A mp as ▁Mal ay ▁Film ▁studio ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁by ▁Shaw ▁Brothers ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁making ▁Mal ay ▁Films ▁in ▁Singapore ▁for ▁their ▁local ▁clients . ▁By ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁studio ▁because ▁such ▁a ▁popular ▁and ▁famous ▁place ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁crown ed ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁ 2 , ▁this ▁place ▁was ▁util ized ▁by ▁the ▁Japanese ▁to ▁broadcast ▁propag anda ▁films . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁re open ed ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁eventually ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁falling ▁demand ▁for ▁Mal ay ▁language ▁films . ▁This ▁place ▁is ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁icon ic ▁places ▁in ▁Singapore ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁as ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁local ▁entertain ment . ▁▁▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁this ▁site ▁was ▁located ▁by ▁the ▁old ▁Ruby ▁Theatre , ▁the ▁first ▁movie ▁theatre ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁that ▁showed ▁mainly ▁Chinese ▁films . ▁In ▁the ▁past , ▁many ▁would ▁travel ▁to ▁area ▁for ▁mov ies ▁and ▁food ▁c arts ▁would ▁be ▁present ▁to ▁provide ▁some ▁street ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁movie ▁go ers . ▁The ▁Shaw ▁Tow ers ' ▁tw in ▁height ▁used ▁to ▁sit ▁two ▁cin emas , ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Ho over ▁the aters . ▁Ho over ▁Theatre ▁is ▁a ▁favour ite ▁for ▁fans