Visit the Zoroastrian Community of Hong Kong

Visit the Zoroastrian Community of Hong Kong

Date: 8 May 2010 (Sat)
Time: 2:30 pm
Place: 3/F, Zoroastrian Building, 101 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (G/F has the Ferrari showroom)

Schedule:
2:30pm Meet at 3/F, Zoroastrian Building; tea and snack
2:45pm Introduction by Ervad Homyar Nasirabadwala, Priest, The Incorporated Zoroastrian Charity Funds of Hongkong, Canton and Macao
3:30pm Visit the Prayer Hall, 5/F
3:45pm Visit the Parsee (Zoroastrian) Cemetery at Happy Valley

Register: uuhongkong@gmail.com

About the Zoroastrian Community of Hong Kong:
The Zoroastrian community of Hong Kong (about 200 members) has had a very illustrious past with many achievements. Sir Hormusjee N Mody, President of the Zoroastrian funds in the 1890s, was the major donor and principal founder of the University of Hong Kong, The Kowloon Cricket Club, and the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Wanchai. He was an outstanding philanthropist. Other prominent Parsis were Dhunjibhoy Ruttonjee Bisney, Sir Robert Hormusjee Kotewall, Dorabjee Mithaiwala and others.

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