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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Hong Kong.In 2021, Hong Kong had the third most LDS Church members per capita in Asia behind the Philippines and Mongolia.
The Hong Kong China Temple (Chinese: 中國香港聖殿), formerly the Hong Kong Temple (Chinese: 香港聖殿), is the 48th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The Hong Kong mission, with 9 missionaries and 14 Chinese converts, closed on February 6, 1951. [5] In 1956, missionary activities returned in Hong Kong and were initiated in Taiwan. [5] Since then, the church has experienced "stable and moderate growth" in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao. [2]: 44
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has more than 23,000 practitioners in Hong Kong divided into 36 congregations, doubling the number of members from 10 years earlier. [13] The LDS Church first sent missionaries to Hong Kong in 1853 but did not establish a headquarters until 1949.
Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - photo from June 1997 Main article: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong Hong Kong China Temple located on Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong
At the April 1995 general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), church president Gordon B. Hinckley announced the creation of a new leadership position known as the area authority. [1] In 1997, area authorities were renamed area authority seventies and ordained to the office of seventy.
Hong Kong China Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had 22,500 recorded members in Hong Kong in 2013. [12] Among these, 5,565 are estimated to be active in the faith. [13] [full citation needed]
Chi Hong (Sam) Wong (born 25 May 1962) has been a general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since April 2014. He is a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Wong was born in British Hong Kong to Ngan Kan and Fat Wong. His future wife introduced him to the LDS Church and he became a member in 1982.