ask ins ▁Johnson , ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁of ▁Mississippi <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁C afé ▁was ▁a ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁restaurant ▁and ▁music ▁ven ue ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁punk ▁rock ▁scene ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁res urg ence ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁at ▁ 4 2 5 ▁G in ▁L ing ▁Way ▁in ▁the ▁Ch in at own ▁district ▁of ▁Dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁sometimes ▁rival ▁Est her ▁W ong ' s ▁Madame ▁W ong ' s , ▁the ▁former ▁Chinese ▁restaurant ▁was ▁open ▁to ▁aud ien ces ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁ ▁It ▁can ▁briefly ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁movie , ▁Ch in at own . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁First ▁Run ▁of ▁Sh ows : ▁ 1 9 7 9 - 1 9 8 1 ▁The ▁Pl ug z ▁and ▁U X A ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁club ' s ▁opening ▁night ▁on ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁numerous ▁bands , ▁including ▁X , ▁Catholic ▁Dis cipl ine , ▁The ▁Mau - M au ' s , ▁B ags , ▁The ▁Sm art ▁P ills , ▁N erv ous ▁G ender , ▁and ▁The ▁Al ley ▁C ats , ▁performed ▁there ▁until ▁its ▁closing ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 8