Hong Kong Island: the Peak & the Northwest - Hong Kong - page 199

SYNAGOGUE

OHEL LEAH SYNAGOGUE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2589 2621; www.ohelleah.org ; 70 Robinson Rd, Mid-Levels; by appoint-
ment only 10.30am-7pm Mon-Thu, services 7am Mon-Fri, 6pm Mon-Thu; 3B, 23)
This Moorish Romantic temple, completed in 1902, is named after Leah Gubbay Sassoon,
the matriarch of a philanthropic Sephardic Jewish family. It's Hong Kong's earliest syn-
agogue. Be sure to bring ID if you plan on visiting the sumptuous interior.

CHURCH

HONG KONG CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2522 8212; www.cathedral.catholic.org.hk ; 16 Caine Rd, Mid-Levels;
9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, to 12.30pm Sat, mass 9.30am Sun; 23)
This Gothic revival cathedral was built in 1888 and financed largely by the Portuguese faith-
ful from Macau. If taking the bus, alight at Caritas Centre on Caine Rd.

MOSQUE

JAMIA MOSQUE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 2523 7743;30 Shelley St, Mid-Levels)
Also called Lascar Mosque, Hong Kong's oldest mosque was erected in 1849. Non-Muslims
can only admire the facade from the terrace out front. Jamia Mosque is accessible by the
Central-Mid-Levels Escalator.