I am not Catholic, but when we walked by the very popular St. John's Episcopalian church down the…read morehill from the Peak Tram, we asked where there might be a Catholic Church. My friend who was visiting from the US is Catholic and likes to visit a church or two in the different cities of the world she travels to. The lady in the gift shop at St. Joseph's said that the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception was one of the most beautiful churches in all of Hong Kong. Although tucked behind other buildings and some construction, so not visable from street level of Caine Street itself at all, when we found the walk way to the church, simply magnificent! Being a secular humanist at best, I cannot speak to any custom, traditions or history of this space or the Catholic church, but it really is a lovely church. Based on what I read, it is about 120 years old. It is really large. We also discovered that they do not have gift shop on sight and when we inquired, they referred us to the Grand Building, 3/F on Connaught Road for the gift shop (we did not go there, but in their limited English, this is what the nice staff wrote down and told us).

One of the most beautiful catholic cathedral I have visited. It is a bit difficult to find and…read moregoogle maps will take you to the other hidden side. This church is locates next to hongkong free zoo. And it is on the hill. English mass is at 9 am Sunday.

Today Jeff and I visited ohel Leah synagogue in Hong Kong. It's a Wednesday morning. Usually a…read morequiet time. We attended morning services. They were just over a dozen gentleman and I was there and one other woman. In order to enter there is a very good security check. We were carefully screened in Israeli style security checks. There was a metal detector. The gentleman in the services were not overly friendly to new faces. Although at the end of the service I table is set up in a lovely dairy breakfast was served. The rabbi gave a short lesson, and welcomed a lesson from my husband. I would be willing to go back again. The building is beautiful, the sanctuary is beautiful. It is an Orthodox style service. They use art scroll siddur and eitz Haim Chumash I sat upstairs in the balcony...It is in the midst of the Jewish community center. I did not have a chance to explore the community center, although I did see lots of signage for programs. It looks like a very active place. The gentleman say that on a Shabbat morning there is a packed house.we befriended some other tourists. Looks like this is a community that embraces a lot of out-of-town people. Thank you for your hospitality.

When I'm in Hong Kong, this is the church I attend. The pastor talks about relevant life giving…read moresubjects from the Bible. The worship is amazing . Bring a friend you won't regret it !