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 ...>
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.
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 ...>
