Completed January 1846 near the Wanchai Catholic Cemetery
The chapel was replaced in 1864 by the Church of St. Francis Xavier. The church was built on a lot of land given by Sir Henry Pottinger on which no ground rent was paid. Cost was $3,000 raised exclusively in Manila.
A year later a subscription was launched to build nearby St Joseph's Hospital for the care of poor Chinese.
Source: The foundation of the Catholic mission in Hong Kong, 1841-1894 (Xia Qilong 1998 HKU)
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