Holy Family Chapel — Local services in Hong Kong

The Holy Family Chapel (聖家小堂) in Chek Keng was under the charge of the Italian Missionary Society. It was built in 1874 to replace an earlier chapel that had been seriously damaged by a storm in 1867. The whole village was finally converted into Catholics. Most of the newborn babies were baptized and had their Confirmation when they were in their teens.

The Chapel consists of three components: a chapel, quarters for priests, and an abandoned school named Ming Sun School (銘新學校) which probably already existed in the mid-1920s. The Chapel acted as the mission centre for the Tai Long District; but since 1980 its leading position was replaced by the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Tai Po. Priests served the villagers of Chek Keng twice a year until 1989. Since then, the Chapel was turned into a youth camp, and is now left...

Gate is locked and church protected by a dog. The church is up the hill and...