I went to Hong Kong in January. The hotel is in Tsim Sha Tsui. One of the reasons I chose this hotel is that the working distance to the Catholic Church, Rosary Church, Kowloon.
Let me copy the history of this church.
History
Rosary Church, Tsimshatsui, was built in 1905 with a generous donation from a Portuguese Catholic, Dr. Antonio S. Gomes.
In 1900, the time of the Boxer Uprising, British military regiments were mobilised to Hong Kong and stationed in Kowloon.
Fr. Spada secured the loan of the Canossian Missionary premises to serve the needs of the Catholic military and lay people.
In 1901, a small church was built. It soon could not meet the local and expatriate needs. In 1903, Dr. Gomes made a generous donation to build a new Church on land released by the Canossian Convent. The foundation stone was laid in December 1904, and Rosary Church was completed in May 1905.
In 1949, Rosary Church was upgraded as a parish. Further extension work of the Church was undertaken and completed at Christmas 1950.
The Church underwent extensive renovation work in 1991. In preparation for the centenary celebration, large-scale renovation and improvement works were undertaken an dcompleted in 2003.
My pictures
The Joyful, Sorrowful and Glorious Mysteries on the wall above the altar remind us of Christ’s nativity, sacrifice and redemption. In 2006, the 5 Mysteries of Light were added to the original 15 Mysteries.
The official site of Rosary Church Kowloon.
There is a small store beside the church. I bought a rosary and a book. Went back into the church. Asking Fr. Cyril CHEUNG for a blessing.
