Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple

Hong Kong Sikh temple
Hong Kong Sikh temple
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	香港錫克廟
Simplified Chinese	香港锡克庙
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Xīkè Miào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng sek hāk miuh
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 sek3 hak1 miu6
Wanchai Sikh temple
Traditional Chinese	灣仔錫克廟
Simplified Chinese	湾仔锡克庙
Hanyu Pinyin
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Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Wān Zǎi Xīkè Miào
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wāan jái sek hāk miuh
Jyutping	Waan1 zai2 sek3 hak1 miu6
Punjabi name
Punjabi	ਖਾਲਸੇ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂਦਵਾਰਾ

Khalsa Diwan Sikh Gurudwara
Khalsa Diwan Sikh Gurudwara
ਖਾਲਸਾ ਦੀਵਾਨ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂਦਵਾਰਾ
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Alternative names	Gurdwara
General information
Type	Gurdwara
Location	Wan Chai District
Address	371 Queen's Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong
Country	Hong Kong
Estimated completion	1901
Opened	1901
Inaugurated	1901
Renovated	1930s; 1980s; 2019
Cost	HK$170,000,000
Renovation cost	No rent required
Client	Sikh Community and Sindhi Community in Hong Kong
Owner	Sikh Community and Sindhi Community in Hong Kong
Technical details
Floor count	2
Lifts/elevators	1
Other information
Number of rooms	3
Parking	1
Website
	Official website

The Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple; Right: Sign showing the way to Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple

Khalsa Diwan Sikh Temple is a Gurdwara in the Wan Chai District of Hong Kong, on the junction of Queen's Road East and Stubbs Road, Hong Kong Island.

History[]

The Gurudwara was built in 1901 by local Sikhs, including soldiers from the British Army, with the intent of providing religious, social, practical and cohesive support to Sikhs in Hong Kong. Many Sikhs on their way to immigrate to Canada, in what later became the Komagata Maru incident, slept in the Gurudwara and prayed there before boarding the ship in 1914.^[1] In the 1930s, with an increase in the size of the local Sikh community, the Gurudwara was extended and rebuilt. It was bombed twice during World War II, suffering extensive damage that killed the Gurudwara Granthi, Bhai Nand Singh. The damaged parts of the Gurudwara were rebuilt after the war by the community, with the assistance of Sindhi Hindus who immigrated to Hong Kong in large numbers due to the Partition. The Gurudwara was again extended in the 1980s, and linked to Queens' Road East by a covered bridge, which provides easy access for the devotees.^[2]

Community work[]

Free Boarding & lodging is available for new arrivals to Hong Kong who may not have the means to stay elsewhere. This stay is capped at 15 days, as this gives the individual enough time to make other arrangements. The Khalsa Diwan actively promotes Sports and Cultural activities among the youth of the Community. For the last 50 years we are sponsoring and organizing Guru Nanak Hockey Tournament by inviting all teams of HK Hockey Association League. We also organize Visakhi Sports Day every year with games for a young as 3 years old to senior citizens. The Khalsa Diwan runs a registered Kindergarten in the premises of the Gurudwara. In addition, various other professional and personal development programs that includes, but are not limited to, Chinese, Computer and Accounting classes and other tutorials. all these are available free of cost to anyone who might want to avail of them. We also provide scholarships to deserving students who cannot afford further studies. The Khalsa Diwan has been organizing blood donation drives at the Gurudwara in collaboration with the Hong Kong Red Cross over a number of years. The Gurudwara runs a free Community Kitchen (Langar) everyday. Community Service is a core tenet of Sikhism and the Community Kitchen provides simple nourishing food to all who may need it, irrespective of caste, creed or religion.^{[citation needed]}