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| 1862 – 1868 |
Hájí Mírzá Muhammad-‘Alí, a cousin of the Báb, lived in Shanghai during this period. This is the first record of a Bábí or Bahá'í living in China. [PH24]
From 1870 he lived in Hong Kong dealing as a merchant and was joined by his brother, Hájí Mírzá Muhammad Husayn. [PH24; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 2min56sec] |
Shanghai; Hong Kong; China |
Haji Mirza Muhammad-Ali (Afnan); Haji Mirza Muhammad Husayn (Afnan); Afnan; Bab, Family of; First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1881 - 1882 |
A nephew of the wife of the Báb, Mirza Ibrahim, resided in Hong Kong.
[Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 4min5 sec] |
Hong Kong; China |
China; Hong Kong |
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| 1914 6 Nov |
Agnes Alexander arrived in Japan at the request of 'Abdu'l-Bahá en route she stopped in Hong Kong. [TR30; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 6min15sec]
She lived there for a total of thirty–two years. [PH32]
See also W2:42–4 and Sims, Traces That Remain. |
Japan; Hong Kong |
Agnes Alexander; China |
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| 1927. 27 Mar |
Martha Root left Shanghai for Hong Kong. At the end of May she sailed for Australia and New Zealand. During her stay in Hong Kong she made a trip to mainland China visiting Guangzhou and made another sortie to Saigon and Cambodia. [P35] |
Shanghai, China; Hong Kong; Saigon, Vietnam; Cambodia; Loas |
Martha Root |
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| 1930. 22 Aug |
Martha Root returned to China for her third visit and stayed two months. She sailed from Shanghai on the 22nd of October 1930. [PH39-41; Film Early History of the Baha'í Faith in China 13min 46 sec ] |
Hong Kong; Shanghai, China |
Martha Root |
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| 1954 1 Oct |
Anthony and Mamie Seto arrived in Hong Kong. |
Hong Kong; Asia |
Knights of Bahaullah; Anthony Seto; Mamie Seto |
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| 1956 12 Feb |
The first four people to become Bahá’ís in Hong Kong, Nari Sherwani, Ng Ying Kay, Chan Lie Kun and Chan Lie Fun, enrolled. [PH75] |
Hong Kong |
First Bahais by country or area |
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| 1956 Ridván |
The first local spiritual assembly of Hong Kong was formed. |
Hong Kong |
Local Spiritual Assembly |
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| 1957 - 1963 |
The launch of the Northeast Asia Six Year Plan (1957-1963)
The Regional Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia had an area of jurisdiction embracing Japan, Korea, Formosa, Macao, Hong Kong, Hainan Island, and Sakhalin Island. [JTA80-86]
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Japan; Korea; Formosa (Taiwan); Macau; Hong Kong; Hainan Island; Sakhalin Island |
Plans; Northeast Asia Six Year Plan |
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| 1964 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of North East Asia was re-formed with its seat in Tokyo comprising Japan, Formosa, Hong Kong
and Macao. [BW14p102] |
Tokyo; Japan; Formosa (Taiwan); Hong Kong; Macau |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1974 Ridván |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Hong Kong was formed with its seat in Kowloon. [BW16:233, 251]
For picture see BW16:452. |
Hong Kong |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation |
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| 1976 27 – 30 Nov |
An International Teaching Conference was held in Hong Kong, attended by 506 Bahá’ís. [BW17:81; VV33]
For the message of the Universal House of Justice see BW17:135–6.
For pictures see BW17:110, 111, 121–2. |
Hong Kong; Asia |
Conferences, Bahai; Conferences, Teaching; Conferences, International; Teaching |
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| 1988 Oct |
One hundred and twenty people in Hong Kong and 280 in Macau become Bahá’ís as a result of teaching institutes. [BINS189:8]
A later report stateed that more than 600 people in Macau had become Bahá’ís. [BINS194:3] |
Hong Kong; Macau |
Teaching Institutes; Mass conversion |
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| 1989 (In the year) |
A branch of the Bahá’í International Community’s Office of Public Information was established in Hong Kong in anticipation of the time when the Bahá’í Faith can be proclaimed on the mainland of China. [AWH61; VV54] |
Hong Kong |
BIC Office of Public Information |
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| 1992 17 Sep |
The Bahá'í Professional Society of Hong Kong was inaugurated. [BINS292:8; BW92–3:129] |
Hong Kong |
Bahai associations |
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| 2001 (In the year) |
The publication of Bahá’í-Inspired
Perspectives on Human Rights edited by: Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh with contributions from Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila Ghanea-Hercock, Chichi Layor, Michael L. Penn, and Martha L. Schweitz. |
Hong Kong |
Bahai-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights; Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh; Kiser Barnes; Greg Duly; Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims; Graham Hassall; Darren Hedley; Nazila Ghanea-Hercock; Chichi Layor; Michael L. Penn; Martha L. Schweitz |
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from the Main Catalogue
- Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall (2000). Brief notes on the history of Bahá'í activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Australia, and elsewhere. [about]
- Bahá'í Faith in Hong Kong, by Graham Hassall (1998). Extensive and detailed overview of the history of the Bahá'í community in Hong Kong. [about]
- Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam: Bahá'í Era 153, by Universal House of Justice (1996). Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: East Asia. [about]
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