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The Hong Kong China Temple was built in 1996 and is located at 2 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong. When it was completed it served also as a meetinghouse for a local congregation. The offices of the China Hong Kong Mission were also located in the building, as were living quarters for the temple president, mission president, and others. In 2005 ...
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).
In Mainland China, the LDS Church holds separate church meetings for Chinese nationals and expatriates. Church members from Taiwan or Hong Kong attend expatriate meetings unless their place of residence is on the mainland. Foreign Latter-day Saints are not allowed to proselytize to those in China, whether in person or online. [1]
Hong Kong China Temple. Jakarta Indonesia Temple (site announced) Kaohsiung Taiwan Temple (under construction) Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple (under construction) Shanghai People's Republic of China Temple (announced) Singapore Temple (site announced) Taipei Taiwan Temple. Ulaanbaatar Mongolia Temple (announced) Geographic coverage:
The LDS Church first sent missionaries to Hong Kong in 1853 but did not establish a headquarters until 1949. In 1996 the Church completed the Hong Kong China Temple in Kowloon. In 2005, the Church dedicated the Church Administration Building Hong Kong on Gloucester Road in Wan Chai.
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
The Hong Kong China Temple (48) was built on the site of an existing mission home and meetinghouse. Because of the cramped situation of Hong Kong, the temple had to be built up instead of spreading out, a situation which contributed to the temple's unique design. The six-story building is designed to house not only the temple, but also a chapel ...
However, the vast majority of this mission is composed of empty ocean. The largest mission in terms of geographical land mass and population is currently the China Hong Kong Mission, which encompasses nearly all of the Chinese landmass and population. Outside of Hong Kong and Macau, there are no LDS missionaries in China. Prior to its split in ...