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Nepalese Hindu Temple
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Nepalese Hindu Temple, Fanling

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Submitted by blowup on Mon, 2011-01-03 17:38.

I'm trying to get some information on this temple, which i believe is in Fanling. what (i think) i know is that it was built by the British for the Gurkhas in the 60's. does anyone have any more information on it, especially the design. also i'd like to know if it is still operational/accessible and it's exact location.

many thanks

 

gareth

Submitted by tngan on Mon, 2011-01-03 19:17.

Hi there,

My guess is, the temple was located within a barrack for the Gurkha regiments.  That would mean, if the barrack is not already occupied by the PLA, it might have already been surrounded to the Government for future development.  Either way it is very unlikely to be operational.

Best Regards,

T

Submitted by philk on Mon, 2011-01-03 20:26.

Are you sure it was in Fanling? If you do a google search on Gurkha Temple you will find some references to one at the former Perowne Barracks in Tuen Mun. It used to house the Gurkha regiment of the Royal Engineers.

The only other place I can think of is near to Cassino Lines where the Gurkha Cemetery is situated, but I'm just guessing. That is near (ish) to Fanling.

Submitted by moddsey on Mon, 2011-01-03 20:40.

The Hindu Temple at Burma Lines (formerly Queen's Hill Camp) in Fanling was built for the Gurkhas in the !960s. Further info:

http://www.epd.gov.hk/eia/register/report/eiareport/eia_1902010/EIA/HTML/Ch%2012%20CHIA/Appendix%2012.2f.pdf

Submitted by philk on Tue, 2011-01-04 07:42.

Is Queen's Hill/Burma Lines still open? I know it was slated for redevelopment at some time but wasn't sure if members of the public  could wander in.

Submitted by blowup on Tue, 2011-01-04 11:19.

thanks for the link and thanks too for other responses, it's such a beautiful interior as well, i hope i can find and visit it. does anyone have any further advice/info

g

Submitted by David on Sun, 2011-01-09 05:16.

Some more notes about the Queen's Hill Camp / Burma Lines over here.

Submitted by sf (not verified) on Mon, 2011-01-10 17:02.

Gun Club Hill had a Gurkha temple when it was occupied by Gurkha Signals and Transport Regiment.

Submitted by me (not verified) on Thu, 2011-04-21 15:50.

Thank you very much for this photograph. I never thought I would see the temple again. It brings back a lot of childhood memories. 

This temple is/ was in the Burma Lines (that's what they used to call the place) in the Fanling area (nearest shopping place was the Fanling market).  All the British Gurkha Barracks or Camps, I can remember seven in Hong Kong, had their own temple and a priest was assigned to each. There was another barrack called the Gallipoli just 20 minutes walk from this barrack.

The temple is in the shape of the lotus flower which has a significant importance in Hinduism. Due to this shape, you can find many sharp edges of the roof rising from the floor level to all way to the top inside the temple. I can still remember accidently bumping my head into them umpteen number of times. You can also see the store room attached to the temple. It was always painted green on the outside.

Submitted by Grg Shobit on Wed, 2020-08-05 20:05.

I dont know what ppls think about this place...but for me this place is not less  than Heaven coz i was born in Here in 1975  and my dad was army..n as far as i know  till 1992 this camp was used by British Army than after this camp was turned over to the Hong kong police..n HK police also left this place in 2001

Submitted by MikeB on Sat, 2021-04-17 12:17.

The area of the former Queen's Hill Camp has now been redeveloped with a major housing project. I wonder if the Hindu Temple escaped the fate of demolition? Does anyone have exact coordinates of the site? Here's a great photo I found on Google Earth:

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipPLMry-PdzXd0ySV9oIzWiRZmnfhnfw...

Submitted by David on Sat, 2021-04-24 13:54.

It looks as though it still exists. I've made a Place for it at https://gwulo.com/node/54570

Submitted by hamasaki on Sun, 2021-05-23 20:55.

We were there today. Fantastic structure. Still beautifully preserved. The camp is also amazing, shame it just has to stand there in ruin. 

Submitted by jiwan on Wed, 2021-06-16 23:08.

omg this temple,i used to go and pray on sundays when our family lived in burma lines in 92. i never thought i would see this picture.thank you so much for posting this

Submitted by jiwan on Wed, 2021-06-16 23:10.

i know this temple too.we were in burma lines in 1992 and we used to go that gurkha children school and every sunday we used to go pray at this temple.