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will be known as the Incorporated Trustees of the Islamic Com- munity of Hong Kong. Much charitable work among the Muslim community, including financial help to the needy, hospitalisation and assisted education, is being done by welfare committee set up in recent years by a group of public-spirited women.
The Hindu community numbers more than 8,000 and their religious and social activities centre round a temple in Happy Valley. The community has been associated with Hong Kong since earliest times and the temple itself is considered to be one of the finest in the Far East. In addition to visits by saints, swamis and learned men who give spiritual lectures, a number of festivals are observed, the more important being the Holi Festival, the Birth of Lord Krishna, Shivaratri, Dessahara and Diwali. The Hindu Association of Hong Kong is responsible for the upkeep of the temple, which is also used for meditation periods, for yoga classes open to all communities, and for the teaching of Hindi to the Indian community.
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