| St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 天主教聖彌額爾墳場 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 天主教圣弥额尔坟场 | ||
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St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery is a private cemetery located in Happy Valley,on Hong Kong Island,Hong Kong. It is managed by The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong together with Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery,Cape Collinson and St. Raphael's Catholic Cemetery,Cheung Sha Wan. It is also the oldest Catholic cemetery in Hong Kong. [1] [2]
Sir Gordon Wu Ying-sheung,GBS,KCMG,FICE is a Hong Kong businessman. He is the chairman of the board of Hong Kong-listed Asian infrastructure firm Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
Wah Yan College Kowloon is a Catholic secondary school for boys run by the Chinese Province of the Society of Jesus. It is located in Kowloon,Hong Kong and is a grant-in-aid secondary school using English as the primary medium of instruction. The total land area of its campus is among the largest for Hong Kong secondary schools,and it's one of the most prestigious schools in Hong Kong.
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception is a late 19th-century English Gothic revival church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. It is located in the Mid-Levels area of the city at 16 Caine Road.
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Michael Suen Ming-yeung who served as the acting Chief Secretary for Administration in 2005 and 2012 and as Secretary for Education of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2012.
The Hong Kong order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Government of Hong Kong. Administered by the government's Protocol Division,the hierarchy does not determine the order of succession for the office of Chief Executive,which is instead specified by the Basic Law of Hong Kong.
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Dominic Chan Chi-ming is the former vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong. He also serves as parish priest of the city's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
John Tong Hon is a prelate of the Catholic Church from Hong Kong. A cardinal since 2012,he was auxiliary bishop of Hong Kong from 1996 to 2008,then coadjutor bishop of the diocese for a year,and Bishop of Hong Kong from 2009 to 2017. In January 2019,he became the apostolic administrator of the diocese,in a caretaker role,after the death of his successor,Michael Yeung.
Gods of Honour is a Hong Kong television series adapted from the 16th-century novel Fengshen Bang,a Chinese vernacular classic written by Xu Zhonglin and Lu Xixing. The series was first aired on TVB Jade in Hong Kong in 2001. It starred Benny Chan,Chin Kar-lok,Irene Wan,Michelle Ye,Dickson Lee,Yuen Wah,Kingdom Yuen and Winnie Yeung in the lead roles.
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Ricci Hall is a hall of residence founded in 1929 by the Society of Jesus in memory of Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552–1610). Located at Pok Fu Lam Road,Ricci Hall is the only Catholic hostel in The University of Hong Kong. In early 1960,it was decided that space of Ricci Hall was inadequate;it should be renovated and rebuilt. On 8 December 1967,the extension of Ricci Hall was inaugurated.
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