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The Centre was the villa of General Cai from 1936 to 1946. It was used for tertiary education by the Dade Institute, founded under the directive of Chinese leaders [[Zhou Enlai]] and [[Dong Biwu]], from 1946 to 1949.
The Centre was the villa of General Cai from 1936 to 1946. It was used for tertiary education by the Dade Institute, founded under the directive of Chinese leaders [[Zhou Enlai]] and [[Dong Biwu]], from 1946 to 1949.
After the closure of Dade Institute, the [[London Missionary Society]], now the Council for World Mission, bought the campus and lent it to the Church of Christ in China since 1950. The Morrison House and the Hoh Fuk Tong House are two of the oldest buildings in the Center.
After the closure of Dade Institute, the [[London Missionary Society]], now the Council for World Mission, bought the campus and lent it to the Church of Christ in China since 1950. The Morrison House and the Hoh Fuk Tong House are two of the oldest buildings in the Center.

Morrison House was declared as monument on 26 March 2004.<ref>[http://www.amo.gov.hk/en/monuments_79.php The Morrison Building in Hoh Fuk Tong Centre]</ref>


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Hoh Fuk Tong Centre is located at 28 Castle Peak Road, San Hui, Tuen Mun, New Territories, Hong Kong. Morrison Building is a declared monument of Hong Kong.

History

Hoh Fuk Tong Centre was built by General Cai Tingjie (1892-1968), who led the Nineteenth Corps against the Japanese invasion between 1936 and the early 1940s.

The Centre was the villa of General Cai from 1936 to 1946. It was used for tertiary education by the Dade Institute, founded under the directive of Chinese leaders Zhou Enlai and Dong Biwu, from 1946 to 1949. After the closure of Dade Institute, the London Missionary Society, now the Council for World Mission, bought the campus and lent it to the Church of Christ in China since 1950. The Morrison House and the Hoh Fuk Tong House are two of the oldest buildings in the Center.

Morrison House was declared as monument on 26 March 2004.[1]

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