1921: Elder David O. McKay visits China and dedicates it for the preaching of the gospel (read the prayer here--so neat!)
1949: China Mission organized; Hilton A. Robertson, mission president, arrives in Hong Kong.
1950: First missionaries since 1853 arrive in Hong Kong; later those missionaries are relocated to other missions after Korean War begins.
1955: Missionary work begins again with the organization of the Southern Far East Mission.
1964: First district created in Hong Kong.
1965: Second district created; complete translation of Book of Mormon printed and made available to members.
1974: Chinese edition of the Doctrine and Covenants is published.
1975: President Spencer W. Kimball presides over the first Hong Kong area conference.
1976: Hong Kong Stake is created.
1980: Hong Kong Stake is divided into Hong Kong Island Stake and Hong Kong Kowloon Stake.
1984: Two more stakes are created: Hong Kong Kowloon North Stake and Hong Kong New Territories Stake.
1992: Elder Kwok Yuen Tai is the first Chinese called as a General Authority.
1994: Ground-breaking ceremonies for the Hong Kong Temple are held; a fifth stake, the Hong Kong Kowloon West Stake, is organized.
1996: Hong Kong Temple is dedicated.
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