Chai Wan Mosque
Coordinates: 22°15′34″N 114°13′59″E / 22.25944°N 114.23306°E
| Chai Wan Mosque 柴灣清真寺 | |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |
Chai Wan, Hong Kong People's Republic of China |
| Affiliation | Sunni Islam |
| Architectural description | |
| Architectural type | Mosque |
| Completed | 4 August 1963[1] |
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.
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.[3]
On 17 May 2010, the Advisory Board of Antiques and Monuments Office designated the mosque as a Grade 3 historic building.
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.
People and community
The Imam for the mosque are Chinese Muslims from or with origins from Mainland China. Chinese Muslims gather at the Halal Chinese restaurant at the mosque to enjoy social life.[4]
Transportation
The mosque is accessible within walking distance South West from Chai Wan Station of the MTR.
See also
- Islam in Hong Kong
- Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong
- List of mosques in Hong Kong
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Masjids / Islamic Centres in Hong Kong". Islam.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ↑ http://www.iticfhk.org/mosque.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ho Wai-yip. "Contested Mosques in Hong Kong" (PDF). Space and Architecture (openaccess.leidenuniv.nl): 14. Retrieved 2014-08-23.
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