Chai Wan Mosque

The Chai Wan Mosque (Chinese: 柴灣清真寺) or Cape Collinson Mosque is a mosque in Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China.[2] It is the fifth mosque built in Hong Kong.

Chai Wan Mosque
柴灣清真寺
Chai Wan Mosque
Religion
AffiliationSunni Islam
Location
LocationChai Wan, Hong Kong, China
Shown within Hong Kong
Geographic coordinates22°15′34″N 114°13′59″E
Architecture
TypeMosque
Completed4 August 1963[1]
Dome(s)1
Chai Wan Mosque
Traditional Chinese柴灣清真寺
Cantonese Yalechàaih wāan chīng jān jih

History

To compensate the resumption of cemetery and a small mosque in Ho Man Tin in 1963, the British Hong Kong government provided a land for cemetery in Cape Collinson and constructed a small mosque called the Chai Wan Mosque which was opened on 4 August 1963 and was primarily used to offer funeral prayer. Initially regular prayers were not held there because the mosque was located in a very isolated area and no Muslims lived there except for a caretaker. However, as more and more Muslim families settled in Chai Wan, they started to perform their daily prayers at the mosque. The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong had also renovated the entire building in 2005 and air conditioners had been installed in the main prayer hall.

On 17 May 2010, the Advisory Board of Antiquities and Monuments Office designated the mosque as a Grade III historic building.[3]

Architecture

The mosque main space is mainly devoted to three prayer halls with luxurious white marble finishing.[4] Outside the prayer hall is an open space suitable for small religious gatherings.

Transportation

The mosque is accessible within walking distance South West from Chai Wan Station of the MTR.

See also

References
  1. Wai-Yip Ho (7 June 2013). Islam and China's Hong Kong: Ethnic Identity, Muslim Networks and the New Silk Road. Routledge. pp. 32–. ISBN 1-134-09807-3.
  2. "Masjids / Islamic Centres in Hong Kong". Islam.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
  3. Antiquities Advisory Board: List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
  4. Ho Wai-yip. "Contested Mosques in Hong Kong" (PDF). Space and Architecture. openaccess.leidenuniv.nl: 14. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
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