According to the Chinese Temples Ordinance (Chapter 153)，"Chinese temple" (華人廟宇) includes －
(a)
all Miu (廟, temples), Tsz (寺, Buddhist monasteries), Kun and To Yuen (觀及道院, Taoist monasteries) and Om (庵, nunneries); and
(b)
every place where-
(i)
in accordance with the religious principles governing Miu, Tsz, Kun, To Yuen or Om, worship of gods or communication with spirits or fortune-telling is practised or is intended to be practised; and where
(ii)
fees, payments or rewards of any kind whatsoever are charged to or are accepted from any member of the public for the purpose of worship or communication with spirits or fortune-telling or any similar purpose, or in return for joss candles or incense sticks, or on any other account whatsoever.
Introduction of Chinese Temples Committee
The Chinese Temples Committee (the Committee) is a statutory body established in 1928 under the Chinese Temples Ordinance (Chapter 153). One of the key responsibilities of the Committee is to operate and manage 24 directly administered temple of which 5 are Declared Monument, Lin Fa Kung in Tai Hang,Hung Shing Temple in Ap Lei Chau,Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon City, Yeung Hau Temple in Tai O, Yuk Hui Temple (Pak Tai Temple) in Wan Chai and 3 are classified as Grade I Historic Buildings, include Kwun Yum Temple in Hung Hom, Yuk Hui Temple (Pak Tai Temple) in Cheung Chau and Tin Hau Temple in Joss House Bay, Sai Kung.
The revenue of the Committee is first applied for the repair and maintenance of temples under the direct administration of the Committee and for the holding of customary ceremonies, any surplus may be transferred to the General Chinese Charities Fund (GCCF) managed by the Committee. Other than meeting the daily operational expenses of the Committee, GCCF also provides grants to other charitable organizations in addition to the making of annual grants to the Home Affairs Department for disbursement of financial assistance to needy persons of Chinese race.
The Committee has 7 appointed members and 22 co-opted members with the Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs as the Chairman. There are 5 Working Groups under the Committee, namely the Finance & Management Working Group, the Works Working Group, the Community Services Working Group, the Culture and Promotion Working Group and the Chinese Temples Ordinance Review Task Force. Decisions made by the Committee are carried out by its Secretariat.
Organization Chart of The Chinese Temples Committee
Chinese Temples Committee Member List
Chairman
：
Secretary for Home and Youth Affairs
Members
：
Chairman, Board of Directors, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Ex-officio member)
Mr SO Yiu-wing
Mr YIP Chun-to, Adrian, BBS, MH, JP
Dr LEE Yuk-lun, BBS, JP
Mr TSANG Chung-nam
Mr NG Hok-ming, Angus
Mr LAM Hon-wan, Nelson
Finance and Management Working Group
Terms of Reference
To make recommendations on the following -
Management of temples administered by the Chinese Temples Committee and related matters; and
Investment matters of the Chinese Temples Fund and the General Chinese Charities Fund.
Membership
Chairman
Mr TSANG Chung-nam
Members
Mr YIP Chun-to, Adrian, BBS, MH, JP
Mr NG Hok-ming, Angus
Mr LAM Hon-wan, Nelson
Co-opted Members
Mr CHU Kwok-on
Mr LUI Chi-wang, Robert Andrew
Dr CHANG Siu-wah
Publicity and promotion strategies and related activities of temples administered by CTC;
Planning and implementation of activities to promote historical and cultural values of Chinese temples;
Matters on promotion of inheritance of traditional temple-related Chinese culture; and
Production of temple and cultural related publications.
Membership
Chairman
Dr LEE Yuk-lun, BBS, JP
Co-opted Members
Mr KO Hiu-wing
Miss TSE Hiu-hung
Miss ZHANG Ti
Dr WONG Shing-yick, Francis, MH
Mr CHAN Ching-yuen
Miss CHEUNG Ching-ting
Dr WONG Yin-yue, Sharon
Prof CHING May-bo
The Chinese Temples Committee has not authorized any third parties to conduct any commercial publicity, promotions or sales activities for its administered temples outside Hong Kong.
