Hong Kong China Temple
| Hong Kong China Temple | ||||
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| Number | 48 | |||
| Dedication | 26 May 1996, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 0.31 acres (0.13 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 51,921 sq ft (4,823.6 m2) | |||
| Height | 135 ft (41 m) | |||
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| Announced | 3 October 1992, by Ezra Taft Benson | |||
| Groundbreaking | 22 January 1994, by John K. Carmack | |||
| Open house | 7–21 May 1996 | |||
| Rededicated | 19 June 2022, by Gerrit W. Gong | |||
| Current president | YueSang Simon Chan[1] | |||
| Designed by | Liang Peddle Thorpe Architects | |||
| Location | Kowloon City, Hong Kong, China | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 22°20′25″N 114°10′38″E / 22.34028°N 114.17722°E | |||
| Exterior finish | Polished granite | |||
| Temple design | Hong Kong colonial, single-spire design | |||
| Baptistries | 1 | |||
| Ordinance rooms | 2 (stationary) | |||
| Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
| Clothing rental | Yes | |||
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The Hong Kong China Temple (Chinese: 中国香港圣殿), formerly the Hong Kong Temple, is the 48th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
The LDS Church first sent missionaries to Hong Kong in 1853. Almost 140 years later, in 1992, then-First Counselor in the First Presidency, Gordon B. Hinckley, announced plans to build a temple in the territory. Finding a site on which to build, however, proved difficult, especially given the high cost of real estate in the area. Finally, it was decided that the temple would be built on the site of the existing mission home and chapel.
Because of the land shortage in the territory, the temple had to be 'built up' instead of 'spreading out' to build. This scarcity of space contributed to the unique design of the Hong Kong Temple. The six-story building is designed to house not only the temple, but also a chapel, mission offices, and living quarters for the temple president and several missionaries.[2] This is known as the Hong Kong Temple Plan and has since been repeated with the Manhattan New York Temple[citation needed].
The dedication of the Hong Kong China Temple took place on May 26, 1996. The temple serves church members from parts of India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Mongolia, Guam, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Cambodia, Micronesia, Majuro, and Indonesia. It has a total of 21,744 square feet (2,020.1 m2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.
See also
- Tai Kwok Yuen, former temple president
- Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong
Notes
- ^ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, 24 October 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved 24 October 2022
- ^ Hawkins, Chad. "The First 100 Temples," 2001, 132-133[full citation needed]
External links
Media related to Hong Kong China Temple at Wikimedia Commons- Official Hong Kong China Temple page
- Hong Kong China Temple page
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- 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
- Christianity in Hong Kong
- Meetinghouses of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Office buildings in Hong Kong
- Places of worship in Hong Kong
- Religious buildings completed in 1996
- Temples (LDS Church) in Asia
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in China
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hong Kong
- 1996 establishments in Hong Kong