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==Religious buildings== ===Temples=== [[Man Mo Temple]] is a popular site of worship that is important to Hong Kong culture. The Man Mo Temple was founded in the 1850s at the start of British Occupation of Hong Kong and contains a copper bell made during the reign of the [[Daoguang Emperor]] (r. 1820–1850) in the [[Qing dynasty]]. Man Mo Temple is located at the intersection of Hollywood Road and Ladder Street which is in the area known as [[Tai Ping Shan Street|Tai Ping Shan]] rather than the Mid-Levels. In addition, there are many small traditional shrines, often adjacent to old large [[strangler fig]] trees. ===St John's Cathedral=== [[St John's Cathedral (Hong Kong)|St John's Cathedral]], an Anglican/Episcopalian church located on Garden Road, is one of the oldest and most active places of worship in Hong Kong. It hosts a counselling service, an HIV centre and two advisory centres for migrant workers who form about 5% of Hong Kong's population. St John's operates an "open altar" policy of welcoming to Holy Communion all Christians in good standing. Hong Kong's lands have a set period of grant on them, and St John's Cathedral's land is the only exception. ===Roman Catholic Cathedral=== [[File:天主教座堂的屋頂是十字架形狀.JPG|thumb|200px|Roman Catholic Cathedral]] The [[Immaculate Conception Cathedral of Hong Kong|Immaculate Conception Cathedral]] is a Roman Catholic cathedral at 16 Caine Road. The first Roman Catholic cathedral of Hong Kong was built in 1843 and destroyed in a fire in 1859. The cathedral was designed by Crawlwey and Company of London. Construction of the new one started in 1883 and the first Mass was celebrated on 7 December 1888. ===Union Church Hong Kong===<!-- This section is linked from [[Central, Hong Kong]] --> The fourth generation building of [[Union Church, Hong Kong|Union Church Hong Kong]] was located at Kennedy Road, up the hill from Central and Admiralty, and next to where the Peak Tram bridge intersects with Kennedy Road. Union Church is an international, interdenominational church which was established in 1844. The first Union Church was built in 1845 on Hollywood Road. And then, in 1866, the church relocated to a new site on Staunton Street. Until 1888, due to the church on the Staunton Street had become very crowded, it was moved to the current site on Kennedy Road. Union Church has a long history and during [[World War II]], it was forced to be closed owing to the invasion of the Japanese. On 16 March 2014, the members decided to demolish the church and redevelop its prime real-estate site.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.unionchurchhk.org/new-here/building-union-for-the-future/|title=Building Union for the Future |website=unionchurchhk.org |publisher=Union Church, Hong Kong |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160523095253/https://www.unionchurchhk.org/new-here/building-union-for-the-future/ |access-date=23 May 2016|archive-date=23 May 2016 }}</ref> The church was finally demolished in 2017. {{Update span|text=The new church building should be finished towards the end of 2022.|date=April 2024}} ===Hop Yat Church=== [[File:合一堂(香港堂).jpg|thumb|200px|right|Hop Yat Church, Bonham Road]] To Tsai Church ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|道濟會堂}}, also known as Daoji Mission House) was founded by the [[London Missionary Society]] in 1888 and was located at 75 Hollywood Road. [[Sun Yat-sen]] attended this church while he studied medicine in [[Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese]]. [[Au Fung-Chi|Fung-Chi Au]] (1847–1914), who was Sun's teacher of Chinese literature and secretary of the Hong Kong Department of Chinese Affairs ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|香港華民政務司署總書記}}), was an elder of this church. Due to its growth, this church erected a large building at 2 Bonham Road in 1926 and was renamed Hop Yat Church ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|合一堂}}).<ref>Rebecca Chan Chung, Deborah Chung and Cecilia Ng Wong, "Piloted to Serve", 2012</ref> ===Jamiah Mosque=== [[Jamia Mosque (Hong Kong)|Jamia Mosque]] is an elegant old mosque dating from the early days of Hong Kong's history is located on the corner of Mosque Street and Shelley Street. It is easily accessible by the Mid-Levels escalator. ===Ohel Leah Synagogue and Jewish Cultural Centre=== [[File:Ohel leah hk.jpg|thumb|[[Ohel Leah Synagogue]]]] The [[Ohel Leah Synagogue]] located on Robinson Road dates from 1901. ===Hong Kong Baptist Church=== The Hong Kong Baptist Church is on 50 Caine Road and has about 2,200 regular worshipers. It was established in 1901. It acquired 97 Caine Road in February 2015 for expansion purposes. === Missionaries === The {{ill|London Mission Building|zh|倫敦傳道會大樓}} is at 78–80 Robinson Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/trails_sheungwan2.php?tid=7|title=London Mission Building - Sheung Wan Route A|publisher=Antiquities and Monuments Office|publication-place=Hong Kong}}</ref> [[File:HK Mid-levels 羅便臣道 80 號 Robinson Road old house Oct-2010.JPG|thumb|London Mission Building, 78–80 Robinson Road, Photographed in 2010]]
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