Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church: Spiritual oasis
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Citation
Building journal Hong Kong China, Aug, 2001, pp. 44-51
Abstract
Incongruous yet in harmony, the scene outside Lok Fu MTR station is a curious one. All around the station people are astir: both young and old pouring in and out of the station; hawkers peddling their wares, vans and taxis speeding over the pedestrian crossing; and looming over all this is a big housing estate. All fairly typical of Hong Kong, perhaps, and yet, not far into the background, a spire aspires to heaven over the treetops, spreading a dignified silence over this bustle like a mist.
One tracks through a little oasis to reach the Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church, noting the shifting hue of its burnished name, vertically written in Chinese; now green, now silver, reflecting the colour of a nearby tower or the muted tone of a cloudy day.
And there stands the unusual-looking church, which looks like a square office tower with its mid-section hollowed out. That it was approved for construction by the local authorities is almost a modern-day miracle in itself.
(1) A giant bookshelf
(2) Christian symbolism
(3) Practical considerations
Description
Building Name: Wing Kwong Pentecostal Holiness Church
Building Type(s): Religious buildings
Architect: Taoho Design Architects Ltd.
Notes: 五旬節聖潔會永光堂
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Article
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Date
2001
Language
en