Hoh Fuk Tong Centre
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Hoh Fuk Tong Centre is located at 28 Castle Peak Road
, San Hui
, Tuen Mun
, New Territories
, Hong Kong
. Morrison Building is a declared monument
of Hong Kong.
The Centre was named after Rev. Hoh Fuk Tong, the first Chinese pastor in Hong Kong.
The Centre was the villa of General Cai from 1936 to 1946. It was used for tertiary education by the Dade Institute, founded under the directive of Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai
and Dong Biwu
, from 1946 to 1949.
After the closure of Dade Institute, the London Missionary Society
, now the Council for World Mission, bought the campus and lent it to the Church of Christ in China
since 1950.
The London Missionary Society formally transferred the ownership of the compound to the Church at a token fee of one dollar in 1961.
In early 2000s, the owner of Ho Fuk Tong Centre submitted an application of a redevelopment scheme for the centre, proposing a demolition of all the historical buildings on the site, to the Buildings Department. The two adjoining schools, namely, But San School and Hoh Fuk Tong College, were also proposed to be demolited in the redevelopment scheme.
To protect the historic building from demolition, Morrison House was declared as proposed Monument on 11 April 2003; it was later declared as monument on 26 March 2004.
Castle Peak Road
Castle Peak Road is the longest road in Hong Kong. It runs from Tai Po Road in Sham Shui Po, Kowloon to the very north of the New Territories, serving south, west and north New Territories, being one of the most distant roads in early Hong Kong.-Name:...
, San Hui
San Hui
Tuen Mun San Hui or San Hui is an area of Tuen Mun, Hong Kong.Wong Ka Wai is part of the area of San Hui.-History:San Hui is the location of one of the former markets of the town, together with Tuen Mun Kau Hui and Sam Shing Hui .Historically, San Hui was one of the salt-producing areas of Hong...
, Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun
Tuen Mun is a town near the mouth of Tuen Mun River and Castle Peak Bay in the New Territories, Hong Kong. It was one of the earliest settlements in Hong Kong which can be dated back to the Neolithic period. In the more recent past, it was home to many Tanka fishermen who gathered at the Castle...
, New Territories
New Territories
New Territories is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong, alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong's territory. Historically, it is the region described in The Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
. Morrison Building is a declared monument
Declared monuments of Hong Kong
Declared monuments of Hong Kong are places, structures or buildings legally declared to be "protected". In Hong Kong, declaring a monument requires consulting the Antiquities Advisory Board, the approval of the Chief Executive as well as the publication of the notice in government gazette.As of 12...
of Hong Kong.
The Centre was named after Rev. Hoh Fuk Tong, the first Chinese pastor in Hong Kong.
History
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre was built by General Cai Tingjie (1892-1968), who led the Nineteenth Corps against the Japanese invasion between 1936 and the early 1940s.The Centre was the villa of General Cai from 1936 to 1946. It was used for tertiary education by the Dade Institute, founded under the directive of Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai
Zhou Enlai was the first Premier of the People's Republic of China, serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976...
and Dong Biwu
Dong Biwu
Dong Biwu was a Chinese communist political leader during the regime of Mao Zedong.-Biography:Dong Biwu was born in Huanggang, Hubei. He was the President of China from 1948 to 1949 and Acting President from 1968 until 17 January 1975 when Zhu De became the succeeding Chairman of the Standing...
, from 1946 to 1949.
After the closure of Dade Institute, the London Missionary Society
London Missionary Society
The London Missionary Society was a non-denominational missionary society formed in England in 1795 by evangelical Anglicans and Nonconformists, largely Congregationalist in outlook, with missions in the islands of the South Pacific and Africa...
, now the Council for World Mission, bought the campus and lent it to the Church of Christ in China
Church of Christ in China
The Church of Christ in China was the largest Protestant organization in Nanjing. The church's history goes back to 1922, when several Protestant denominations in China decided to unite...
since 1950.
The London Missionary Society formally transferred the ownership of the compound to the Church at a token fee of one dollar in 1961.
In early 2000s, the owner of Ho Fuk Tong Centre submitted an application of a redevelopment scheme for the centre, proposing a demolition of all the historical buildings on the site, to the Buildings Department. The two adjoining schools, namely, But San School and Hoh Fuk Tong College, were also proposed to be demolited in the redevelopment scheme.
To protect the historic building from demolition, Morrison House was declared as proposed Monument on 11 April 2003; it was later declared as monument on 26 March 2004.