Government announces Wan Chai Hung Shing Temple and Stanley Mosque to be declared monuments

The government announced that Hung Shing Temple in Wan Chai and Stanley Mosque will be declared monuments. Hung Shing Temple is located on Queen's Road East in Wan Chai and is estimated to have been built between 1847 and 1852. It is one of the oldest surviving temples in the district, with its stone carvings, lime relief decorations and 1909 Shiwan ridge decorations in the Lingnan architectural style well preserved. Stanley Mosque is located within Stanley Prison and was built between 1936 and 1937. It is the second oldest mosque in Hong Kong and the only mosque in the territory situated within a prison complex. Detailed information on the two monuments has been uploaded to the Antiquities and Monuments Office website.