Source: Hong Kong Information Services
The Government today published a notice declaring Hung Shing Temple, in Wan Chai, and Stanley Mosque, in Stanley, as monuments.
Located on Queen’s Road East in Wan Chai, Hung Shing Temple is estimated to have been built between 1847 and 1852. Dedicated to Hung Shing, the “God of the South Sea”, it housed soul tablets during its early years.
Exemplifying traditional Lingnan vernacular architecture, the temple integrates seamlessly with the nearby natural rocky terrain. It retains a high degree of authenticity, with well-preserved stone carvings, plaster mouldings and granite figures, as well as Shiwan ceramic ridge decorations that were created in 1909.
Stanley Mosque, located within Stanley Prison, was constructed between 1936 and 1937. It is the second oldest mosque in Hong Kong, and the only mosque located inside a prison compound.
The mosque was initiated, funded, and built by Indian and Pakistani Muslim staff in the Prisons Department, the predecessor of the Correctional Services Department, together with the local South Asian community.
Stanley Mosque is built on a symmetrical plan along an east-west axis oriented toward the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, and maintains a rich Islamic architectural character.
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