Chinese Temples Committee
The Chinese Temples Committee (華人廟宇委員會) is a statutory body in Hong Kong established under the Chinese Temples Ordinance (華人廟宇條例) (Cap. 153).[1] It is mainly responsible for the operation and management of twenty-four temples directly under its management. It also handles temple registration.[2] There are 19 additional temples, of which management has been delegated to other organizations.[3]
The Committee is chaired by the Secretary for Home Affairs. It consists of eight persons, including the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals and six persons appointed by the Secretary for Home Affairs through delegated authority by the Chief Executive.[1]
Administered temples
Twenty-four temples are directly administered by the Chinese Temples Committee:[4]
- Lin Fa Kung, Tai Hang
- Yuk Wong Kung Din, A Kung Ngam, Shau Kei Wan
- Tin Hau Temple, Aberdeen
- Tam Kung and Tin Hau Temples, Wong Nai Chung
- Tin Hau Temple, Shau Kei Wan
- Shing Wong Temple, Shau Kei Wan
- Tam Kung Temple, A Kung Ngam, Shau Kei Wan
- Kwun Yum Temple, Ap Lei Chau
- Hung Shing Temple, Ap Lei Chau
- Pak Tai Temple, Wan Chai
- Tin Hau Temple, To Kwa Wan
- Kwun Yum Temple, Hung Hom
- Tin Hau Temple, Cha Kwo Ling
- Sam Tai Tze & Pak Tai Temples, Sham Shui Po
- Tin Hau Temple, Sham Shui Po
- Kwan Tai Temple (Mo Tai Temple), Sham Shui Po
- Hau Wong Temple, Junction Road
- Hau Wong Temple, Tai O
- Tin Hau Temple, Joss House Bay
- Che Kung Temple, Sha Tin
- Tin Hau Temple, Peng Chau
- Pak Tai Temple, Cheung Chau
- Hung Shing Temple, Cheung Chau
- Pak Tai Temple, Hok Un Kok
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