Cathay large Christian population, while the Jesuits in China had not found any Christians there. In retrospect, the Central Asian Muslim informants' idea of the Ming China being a heavily Christian country may be explained by numerous similarities between Christian and Buddhist ecclesiastical rituals – from having sumptuous statuary and ecclesiastical robes to Gregorian chant – which would make the two religions appear externally similar to a Muslim merchant. This may also have been the genesis of the Prester John myth. To resolve the China-Cathay controversy, the India Jesuits sent a Portuguese lay brother, Bento de Góis on an overland expedition
Cathay Organisation Cineplex Jem and Cathay Cineplex Parkway Parade. Cathay Cineplexes is not part of the Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association. On November 24, 2017 Cathay Cineplexes was acquired by mm2 Asia Ltd. Cathay Cineplexes runs 64 screens in 8 locations in Singapore currently. Hangout Hotels is a budget hotel chain of Cathay Organisation. Cathay Organisation Cathay Organisation Holdings Limited is one of Singapore's leisure and entertainment groups. It has the first THX cinema hall and digital cinema in Singapore. The group has operations in Singapore and Malaysia. Associated Theatres Ltd was established on 18 July 1935 in Singapore by Mrs Loke Cheng