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places and some aspirants entered for tered. When the war ended four years with its kitchen and pantry and a the Hong Kong Prefecture. Though later the building had suffered con- small rest

con- small rest room, while behind the in 1851 there were only three, the siderably and the seminary found a entrance lobby has been fitted દી Wellington Street Seminary remained new location in the New Territories, somewhat triangular games room. open for them.

In due time the studies progressed in the Seminary and there were classes in philosophy and theology. The numbers however increased slowly. In 1870 there were only ten, four in the minor section, three students of philo- sophy and three of theology.

in Saikung.

The first floor projection which has Here the seminary remained until it already been mentioned, contains the was found necessary to have a special large chapel. Here again, at the front Minor Seminary with accommodation of the building, there are 3 studies for sixty pupils and it was this build- on the west side corresponding to ing that was recently erected.

those below, while on the east side, It has been built on the slopes of a

over the covered playground, is a dor- the new Cathedral on Caine Road was to, first, the desire of the architect to the chapel is the sacristy. This room, When hill side, its unusual shape being due mitory for 30 students. Extending southward from the extreme end of being built, a new home was provided insure the most economical layout by for them in a small structure at the conforming as far as possible with the together with the refectory and a small back of the Cathedral, an annex to contour of the ground, and secondly, infirmary, forms a unit which joins the Mission House, and there the by the arrangement of the functions east end of the building, around a seminary was installed in 1888 when of the building within its design. large central quadrangle. the Cathedral was opened. There were Consequently the front of the building

the

twelve seminarians.

In 1900 it moved from the back to the front of the Cathedral. Here the number of seminarians increased steadi-

The 2nd floor contains five bedrooms

chapel.

is in the form of an obtuse angle and on the west wing, and another 30-bed is 3 storeys high, with a centre wing, dormitory on the east wing. The sit- 2 storeys high, extending from the ting room between connects the two back. This has been placed so as to sections to the library-reading room ly and by 1926 had reached 40. In interconnect with the east end of the which occupies the wing over the 1932 the Regional Seminary was front section. opened in Aberdeen and 11 students left Glenealy for Aberdeen while 36 remained in the Minor Seminary.

With the coming of war to Hong Kong in 1941, the Seminary had to close and the seminarians were scat-

As to the accommodation, the west side of the ground floor contains three studies and is separated by the large entrance lobby from the covered play- ground on the east side. Beyond the playground extends a large dining hall

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