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| On his trip round the world, Elder David O. McKAY of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles arrived in Beijing, China where he, under the prompting of the Spirit, dedicated the land of China to God on 9 January. |
| Elder Mattew COWLEY, an apostle, and others, were sent by the First Presidency to set out the missionary work in China. They arrived in Hong Kong and went to the top of Victoria Peak where they performed a simple and solemn dedicatory ceremony on 14 July. |
| Elders H. Grant HEATON and William R. RAALANI came to Hong Kong as missionaries on 25 February but were later pulled out because of Korean War. |
| H. Grant HEATON was called to be the first president of the Southern Far East Mission on 23 May. Under his leadership, eight missionaries including Jerry D. WHEAT, Malan R. JACKSON and K. K. S. FONG left Salt Lake City on 7 July and arrived in Hong Kong on 8 and 15 August. He set up two branches in Kowloon, the Tsim Sha Tsui Branch and Sham Shui Po Branch, on 17 November of the same year. He also bought the building at 2 Cornwall Street, Kowloon on 20 Decemeber and used it as the office of the Southern Far East Mission. |
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| 2 June 1956 |
| President H. Grant HEATON sent four missionaries from Hong Kong to Taiwan to set out the missionary work there. |
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| President W. Brent HARDY, the second counsellor in the mission presidency, organized the Northern and Southern Districts in Taiwan. |
| Robert TAYLOR was sent to Hong Kong to take up the post as the second president of the Southern Far East Mission. |
| President Robert TAYLOR sent Elders WATSON, LESMER, MURRAY and DURRANT to the Philippines on a mission. |
| Jay A. QUEALY became the president of the Southern Far East Mission. He organized the Hong Kong District with LUK Wing-wah as the President in 1964. |
| The chapel in Tiu Keng Leng, the first one built in Hong Kong by the church, was completed. |
5 February
Elders MONTANO and AKI were sent to India on a mission and they returned to Hong Kong on 6 August of the same year.
13 August
Keith E. GARNER was called to become the fourth president of the Southern Far East Mission on 13 August. on 17 October, he divided the Hong Kong District into Kowlooon District (covering the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories) and Hong Kong District (covering Hong Kong Island) with NG Kat-hing as the president of the former and Malan R. JACKSON as the president of the latter. On 20 November 1966, CHAN Chi-wing took over the second president of the Hong Kong District.
20 December
The Chinese version of the Book of Mormon was published. |
| The chapel in Yuen Long, the second one built by the Church in Hong Kong, was completed. |
16 April
The dedicatory ceremony of the Yuen Long Chapel was performed by President Hugh B. BROWN of the First Presidency.
19 August
The Philippines broke away from the Southern Far East Mission and became the Philippines Mission. |
2 February
President Keith E. GARNER, with six missionaries including Elder Christensen in his company, went to Bangkok and set out the missionary work in Thailand.
19 March
President Keith E. GARNER sent four missionaries including Elder Shipley to Singapore on a mission.
4 July
H. Brent HARDY became the next mission president. |
| The Southern Far East Mission was divided into the Hong Kong-Taiwan Mission and Southeast Asia Mission with President H. Brent HARDY in charge of the former and President Cox Smith in charge of the latter. |
| The Hong Kong District and Kowloon District were combined into one District with Sheldon POON Shiu-tat as the president. |
1 January
The Hong Kong-Taiwan Mission was separated and each became an independent mission. Malan R. JACKSON was the president of the Taiwan Mission while President H. Brent HARDY remained as the president of the Hong Kong Mission, which also covered Vietnam.
29 June
W. S. BRADSHAW became the new president of the Hong Kong Mission. |
6 April
President W. S. BRADSHAW brought four missionaries, including Elder WANNER, to Saigon and set out the missionary work there.
25 September
The new chapel in Kwun Tong was dedicated by Elder Howard W. HUNTER of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. |
27 February
The church bought the land at the intersection of Sheung Shing Strett and Shek Ku Street in Ho Man Tin for the consturction of the Hong Kong Stake Centre.
31 March
18 Hong Kong members (the first group ever) went to the United States to perform temple ordinances at the Provo Temple in Uath. They also attended the General Conference held in Salt Lake City.
18 June
The Chinese version of the Doctrine and Covenants was published.
28 June
The number of summer missionaries reached 93.
4 July
Jerry D. WHEAT was called to be the president of the Hong Kong Mission.
15 September
AU Kwok-chiu was called to be the new president of the Hong Kong District. |
| The prophet Spencer W. KIMBALL came to Hong Kong to preside over the district conference. |
15 April
Elder Gordon B. HINCKLEY of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Elder KOMATSU, assistant to the Quorum of the Apostles, came to Hong Kong to conduct a conference at which the creation of the Hong Kong Stake was announced.
13 June
The conference of the Hong Kong Mission was held in the Yuen Long Chapel at which the organization of the Hong Kong District was announced.
15 June
The Tiu Keng Leng Branch became part of the Hong Kong Stake. |
5 July
CHAN Hok-shun became the first Chinese mission president. He was also the first Chinese person to serve a full-time mission in Hong Kong some twenty years ago.
29 September
President YUNG Chi-choi, the second counsellor in the district presidency, brought his wife and children to the Provo Temple in Utah to be sealed as aan eternal family. They were the first family from Hong Kong sealed in a temple. |
| Elder Howard W. HUNTER of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles performed the dedication ceremony of the Ho Man Tin Stake Centre in Kowloon. |
Brother TAI Kwok-yuen was called to be the Regional Representative of the Hong Kong-Taiwan Region.
1 June
The Hong Kong Stake was divided into two stakes, namely the Hong Kong Island Stake and the Hong Kong Kowloon Stake.
July
The new mission president, Brother Garry P. MITCHELL, came to Hong Kong to succeed President CHAN Hok-shun.
2-4 August
Young Men and Young Women from Hong Kong and Taiwan held a three-day youth conference in Chitou, Taiwan.
20 October
The prophet President Spencer W. KIMBALL visited Hong Kong again. |
| The new mission president, Brother Brent ARMSTRONG, came to Hong Kong to succeed Preisdent Garry P. MITCHELL. |
Brother Patrick WONG Chung-hei was called as athe Regional Representative of the Hong Kong-Taiwan Region.
November
Four stakes were formed in Hong Kong, namely: the Hong Kong Island Stake, the Hong Kong Kowloon Stake, the Hong Kong North Kowloon Stake and the Hong Kong New Territories Stake. |
July
Brother Charles GOO came to Hong Kong to replace President Brent ARMSTRONG as the mission president.
December
The new chapel located at 18 Wan Tau Kok Lane, Tai Po, was completed. |
| 85 local brothers and sisters joined the army of full-time missinaries, making up 50% of all missionaries in Hong Kong. |
An area conference was held in Hong Kong for the first time. It was presided over by Elder Dallin H. OAKS of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and attended by priesthood leaders from places including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Sinapore, Indonesia, Maylaysia and Thailand.
Brother TAI Kwok-yuen came to Hong Kong to succeed President Charles GOO as the mission president. President TAI was the second Chinese person to hold this post. |
The newly cmopleted Sha Tin Chapel began operation.
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July
The new mission president, Brother David LOWE, came to replace President TAI Kwok-yuen.
Brother TAI Kwok-yuen was called to the Second Quorum of the Seventy and continued his service in the Asia area. Elder TAI was the first Chinese person called to be a General Authority. |
| Elder Joseph B. WIRTHLIN came to Hong Kong to preside over a regional conference. |
January
The Asia Area President, Elder John K. CARMACK, his two counsellors, Elders TAI Kwok-yuen and David E. SORENSON, David LOWE, the mission president, Elder MA Chuen-sing, a Regional Representative, and presidents of the four stakes in Hong Kong officiated at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Hong Kong Temple.
March
Five stakes, namely the Hong Kong Island Stake, the Hong Kong Kowloon East Stake, the Hong Kong Kowloon West Stake, the Hong Kong New Territories Stake and the Hong Kong Tolo Harbour Stake, were setup in Hong Kong. |
| The new mission president, Brother John AKI, came to Hong Kong to replace President David LOWE. Both mission presidents had served their mission in Hong Kong before. |
May
The Hong Kong Temple was completed. Honourable guests from all sectors were invited to visit the temple between 7 and 9 May. An open house for all members of the public was held between 10 and 21 May.
25-26 May
Dedication ceremony of the Hong Kong Temple was held. It was performed by the prophet President Gordon B. HINCLEY. |
23 April
The new Tsing Yi Chapel was completed.
20 May
A general conference for the Hong Kong Region was held. It was presided over by the second counsellor in the First Presidency, President James E. FAUST, Elder M. Russell NELSON of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was also present.
2 July
The Polynesian Cultural Centre of BYU Hawaii participated in a parade for the celebration of the return of Hong Kong to China.
July
Brother Stanely WAN Tak-chung succeed President John AKI as the mission president.
21 July
Special fireside held at Ho Man Tin Stake Centre by Marie Osmond and her family.
13-14 November
Drama "Time of the day" was held at Shatin Concert Hall to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the poineers' entry into Salt Lake Valley.
12 December
A lighting ceremony was held at 2 Cornwall Street, Kowloon Tong, to celebrate the birth of Christ. Singing by various choirs took place in subsequent evenings. |
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