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Missions Etrangères de Paris Aberdeen Mission House [c.1849-????]

Submitted by Herostratus on Sat, 2016-08-20 16:22

Date Place completed:

c.1849-09-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Aberdeen Lot No 1, measuring 1.5 acres was granted toAuguste Forcade and the Missions Etrangères de Paris on 31st August 1849 with an annual crown rent of $1 on condition the ground was used for educational or religious purposes. $202 was spend in 1849 to build a house

A mission Station was later set up in Tsuen Wan, which was part of the Aberdeen Mission

Source: The foundation of the Catholic mission in Hong Kong, 1841-1894 (Xia Qilong 1998 HKU) <Read more ...>

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Bethanie - FL 24 [1875- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Wed, 2010-10-13 17:04

Date Place completed:

1875-01-01

Béthanie Sanatorium, complete with a neo-gothic chapel was built on a hilltop in Pokfulam, Hong Kong surrounded by dairy pastures by the Missions Etrangères de Paris (the French Mission). Completed in 1875, Béthanie operated until 1974 as a place for priest and missionaries from all over Asia to recover from tropical diseases before returning to their missions.

More photos http://www.emmanuel.org.hk/html/pokfulam-churches.html

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Douglas Castle - Nazareth - University Hall - RBL 32 [1875- ]

Submitted by annelisec on Sun, 2010-09-12 12:16

Date Place completed:

1875-01-01

Douglas Castle on the hill that was Rural Building Lot 32. (Bethanie, center right)

1863 - Douglas Castle built by Douglas Lapraik, a watchmaker who expanded into shipping. He returned to England almost as soon as Douglas Castle was built, and died about 5 years later. <Read more ...>