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Hop Yat Church [1926- ]

Date Place completed: 
1926-10-01

St. Mary's Church [1937- ]

Date Place completed: 
1937-01-01

According to the church's website, the building was completed in 1937.

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St. Andrew's Church [1905- ]

Date Place completed: 
1905-01-01

Read a brief history of the church on their website.

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The Peak Church / Peak Chapel [1883-c.1958]

Date Place completed: 
1883-06-17
Date Place demolished: 
c.1958-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Wikipedia notes that 'it held its first service in June 1883'. It 'was destroyed by a shell during World War II and not rebuilt', though the land wasn't given back to the government until the lease expired in 1958. It's not clear if any part of the building was still standing during 1945-58.

Read more at the Wikipedia page, or visit this page which also has photos and an old map of the area.

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Union Church (3rd generation) [1891-c.1944]

Date Place completed: 
1891-01-11
Date Place demolished: 
c.1944-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

The church relocated here from its previous location at the junction of Elgin, Peel, and Staunton streets.

Completion date given in comments below.

Demolition date is a guess - it was demolished during the Japanese occupation, but I'm not sure exactly when.

After the war, the current Union Church building was built on this site.

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Kowloon Union Church

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2009
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Kowloon Union Church [1931- ]

Date Place completed: 
1931-01-01

Notes on the building's history here.

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