The Hung Shing Temple, Tai Kok Tsui () or Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street () is a Hung Shing Temple located at No. 58 Fuk Tsun Street (), in the Tai Kok Tsui area of Hong Kong. It is the only Hung Shing temple in urban

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History

The temple was originally built in 1881 in the village of Fuk Tsun Heung () Antiquities Advisory Board. Historic Building Appraisal
Hung Shing Temple Fuk Tsun Street
/ref> which was located at the intersection of Boundary Street and Tai Kok Tsui Road. At the time of the 1911 census, the population of Fuk Tsun Heung was 861, the number of males was 610. In 1928, the Government developed the area and the Village was cleared. In 1930, the temple was rebuilt at the present site, which was named after the Village, and it has since been managed by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals,Tung Wah Group of Hospitals – Services Centres Information
/ref> by delegation from the Chinese Temples Committee.

Conservation

The temple is listed as a Grade III historic building. Antiquities Advisory Board
List of the 1,444 Historic Buildings with Assessment Results
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References

External links

* Antiquities Advisory Board
Pictures of Hung Shing Temple, Fuk Tsun Street
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