Chinese Temples Committee Statutory body in Hong Kong
The Chinese Temples Committee (Chinese : 華人廟宇委員會 ) is a statutory body in Hong Kong established in 1928 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 20 additional temples, of which management has been delegated to other organisations.[ 3]
Organisation
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] [ 4]
Administered temples
Twenty-four temples are directly administered by the Chinese Temples Committee:[ 5]
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
Pak Tai Temple, Hok Yuen Kok (Ma Tau Wai 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
Delegated temples
The management of twenty temples has been delegated to other organizations:[ 3]
Hung Shing Temple, Wan Chai
Tin Hau Temple , Stanley
Pak Tai Temple, Stanley
Tai Wong Temple, Stanley
To Tei Temple, Stanley
Shui Sin Temple, Stanley
To Che Fat She
Tin Hau Temple, Shek O
Tin Hau Temple, Yau Ma Tei
Shea Tan, Yau Ma Tei
Fook Tak Tsz, Yau Ma Tei
Shing Wong Temple, Yau Ma Tei
The School, Yau Ma Tei
Shui Yuet Kung, Shantung Street
Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street
Kwun Yum Temple , Tsz Wan Shan
Sik Sik Yuen's Wong Tai Sin Temple
Tin Hau Temple , Wong Lung Hang , Tung Chung
Hau Wong Temple , Tung Chung
Tin Hau Temple , Tai Shek Hau (Chung Hing Street), Cheung Chau
See also
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