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Temple
Schedule Directions
to the Temple
Family:
A Proclamation to the World
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History
of Hong Kong Temple
Architecture
& Design Features
General
Information
about Temples
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Link to the Hong Kong Temple Page
Temple
Schedule
Generally, the
temple is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 8
AM to 9 PM. Please call for an appointment
for all live ordinances: (852) 2339-8100
Please remember to bring your recommend.
Please wear Sunday best when attending the
temple. Clothing rental is available at this
temple. Cafeteria service is not available
at this temple.
Weather
Warnings: When any of the following severe storm warning
signals are in force, please call the temple before
coming:
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Red
or black rainstorm signals
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Number
3, 8, and 10 typhoon signals
The
Hong Kong China Temple serves the following
countries: Cambodia, China, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia,
Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand. Sessions are
available in all respective languages.
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Directions
to the Temple
2 Cornwall Street
Kowloon Tong
Kowloon
China
The Hong Kong China
Temple has limited Patron Housing available for
out-of-town visitors. Please call (852) 2339-8100 for
information and availability.
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History
of the Hong Kong Temple
On 3 October 1992, Gordon B. Hinckley, then
first counselor in the First Presidency —
the Church’s highest governing body —
announced plans to construct the Hong Kong
China Temple.
John K. Carmack, a member of the First
Quorum of the Seventy — a governing body
in the Church — and president of the
Church’s Asian area, broke ground for the
temple and dedicated the temple site on 22
January 1994.
Hinckley, the Church’s 15th
president, dedicated the Hong Kong China
Temple in the first of seven sessions on 26
and 27 May 1996. Hinckley and Thomas S.
Monson, first counselor in the First
Presidency, alternated offering the
dedicatory prayer in subsequent sessions.
Although rain fell during most of the first
four sessions, more than 5,000 people
attended the seven-session dedication.
Dedicating the Hong Kong China Temple was
one of many activities Hinckley performed
during an 18-day visit to seven countries
and one territory in Asia. His arrival in
Tokyo on 17 May 1996 marked the first time a
Church president had visited Asia since
1980, when Spencer W. Kimball — the
Church’s 12th president —
dedicated the Tokyo Japan Temple.
Speaking about the Hong Kong China Temple,
Hinckley said: "I almost weep every
time I think of having a temple in the great
Chinese realm. … I want to say that if I
ever felt the inspiration of the Lord in my
life, it was on the occasion of going over
there to find a place to build a temple. And
I think I can say that it became as clear to
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| Architecture
and Design Features
The
Hong Kong China Temple is unique among
Latter-day Saint temples in its design and
functionality. It rises six stories above
ground and contains a baptistry below
ground. However, unlike most temples, the
Hong Kong China Temple is not used
exclusively for temple worship. Temple
patrons use only three of the aboveground
levels; the other levels house a chapel,
classrooms, and offices and living quarters
for the mission and temple presidents. The
temple site originally housed a complex
containing a meetinghouse, the Church’s
China Hong Kong Mission office and the
mission president’s residence.
The temple is located on the Kowloon
Peninsula. Its exterior is polished granite.
The 72-by-92-foot temple is adorned by a
statue of the angel Moroni, an ancient
American prophet from the Book of Mormon,
which stands atop a 135-foot spire. The
temple has 22,600 square feet of floor
space. Among its rooms are a baptistry, two
ordinance rooms and two sealing rooms.
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