Hoh Fuk Tong Centre, Declared monument in Tuen Mun District, Hong Kong.
Hoh Fuk Tong Centre is a declared monument in Tuen Mun featuring the Morrison Building with Art Deco design elements, Shanghai plaster finishing, and a green glazed tiled roof adorned with dragon ornaments. The structure blends Western and Chinese architectural features through its red brick construction and distinctive roof decorations.
General Cai Tingjie built this villa in 1936, which later became the Dade Institute from 1946 to 1949 under direction by Chinese leadership. This transition marked a significant shift in the site's purpose and function.
The centre is named after Rev. Hoh Fuk Tong, the first Chinese pastor in Hong Kong. The Morrison Building was the main building of the Ta Teh Institute, a tertiary college founded in 1946 under the directive of Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu, which operated until 1949. The adjacent Hoh Fuk Tong Centre Building, known as the "Red House" for its red bricks, served as the girls' dormitory of the institute.
The centre stands at 28 Castle Peak Road in San Hui, Tuen Mun, beside the Light Rail Hoh Fuk Tong stop. Only the Morrison Building survives, and it is a closed declared monument: fencing carries a notice that entry and photography are not permitted without authorisation. The site is therefore seen from outside only.
The Morrison Building is the only structure left of the former Ta Teh Institute campus; the rest was demolished for housing. It has never opened to the public, and a fence around it carries a sign reading "private property, no entry or photography without permission".
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