St. Joseph Home for the Aged
- St. Joseph Home for the Aged
St. Joseph Home for the Aged (Chinese: 聖約瑟安老院) is a home for the old in Ngau Chi Wan, New Kowloon, Hong Kong. The premises was mentioned in some old tourist guides of Hong Kong. It was originally a villa owned by a wealthy businessman in Hong Kong and later transfer to Catholic charities.
Because of the historic significance, the whole site of the St Joseph's Home for the Aged is graded as Grade I historic building. The Dormity A, the Gate House and the Villa in St Joesph's Home for the Aged are also graded as Grade I Historic buildings. [ [http://www.amo.gov.hk/form/historical.pdf List of Graded Historic Buildings (As at 6 Jan 2007)] ]
The site is now under reconstruction after the home of the aged has moved; some of the historical buildings would be preserved "in suit".
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