The Islamic Union of Hong Kong () is an
Islamic charitable and non-profit organisation in Hong Kong, China. The headquarters of the union is at the
Ammar Mosque and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre.
History
The organisation was founded around 80 years ago by Muslims from South Asia and
Maritime Southeast Asia
Maritime Southeast Asia comprises the countries of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and East Timor. Maritime Southeast Asia is sometimes also referred to as Island Southeast Asia, Insular Southeast Asia or Oceanic Sout ...
who were in
British Hong Kong to trade with the
Republic of China. In 1980, the constitution of the organisation was revised to fulfill the requirements for incorporation as a legal entity under The Companies Ordinance of the British Hong Kong government.
Activities
The organisation regularly holds various types of classes, such as sewing, dawah, embroidery, handicraft, computer, English language, martial arts, Quran, Adhan etc. in several languages, such as English, Indonesian, Chinese and Filipino.
The organisation also runs a medical clinic, which includes a pharmacy served by volunteer Muslim doctors and nurses. The clinic also arranges body checks and health talks for members and non-members.
See also
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Islam in China
Islam has been practiced in China since the 7th century CE.. Muslims are a minority group in China, representing 1.6-2 percent of the total population (21,667,000- 28,210,795) according to various estimates. Though Hui Muslims are the most nume ...
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Islam in Hong Kong
According to the 2016 census, Islam is practised by 4.1% of the population of Hong Kong, or about 300,000 Muslims. Of this number, 50,000 are Chinese, 150,000 are
Indonesians and 30,000 are Pakistanis, with the rest from other parts of the ...
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References
External links
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Indian diaspora in China
Islamic organisations based in Hong Kong
Pakistani diaspora in Asia
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