Chai Wan Mosque

Chai Wan Mosque
柴灣清真寺
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Branch/tradition	Sunni
Location
Location	Cape Collinson Road, Tai Tam Gap, Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China
Shown within Hong Kong Island
Geographic coordinates	22°15′34″N 114°13′59″E
Architecture
Type	mosque
Completed	4 August 1963; 61 years ago (1963-08-04)
Dome(s)	1

Chai Wan Mosque
Traditional Chinese	柴灣清真寺
Cantonese Yale	chàaih wāan chīng jān jih
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization chàaih wāan chīng jān jih Jyutping caai4 waan1 cing1 zan1 zi6

The Chai Wan Mosque (traditional Chinese: 柴灣清真寺; simplified Chinese: 柴湾清真寺; pinyin: Cháiwān Qīngzhēnsì) or Cape Collinson Mosque is a mosque in Chai Wan, Hong Kong, China.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

Architecture

The mosque main space is mainly devoted to three prayer halls with luxurious white marble finishing.[5] 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

• Islam in Hong Kong
• List of mosques in Hong Kong

References

1. "Masjids / Islamic Centres in Hong Kong". Islam.org.hk. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
2. 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 978-1-134-09807-1.
3. "Chai Wan Masjid". The Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Community Fund of Hong Kong. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
4. Antiquities Advisory Board. List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
5. Ho Wai-yip. "Contested Mosques in Hong Kong" (PDF). Space and Architecture. openaccess.leidenuniv.nl: 14. Retrieved 2014-08-23.

External links

• Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal. Cape Collinson Muslim Cemetery & Mosque Pictures of the mosque Pictures of the cemetery