HONG KONG — While the surrounding neighborhood has changed drastically over the decades and its interiors have mirrored its use from early 20th century mansion to church meetinghouse to public museum, Kom Tong Hall remains a well-recognized LDS landmark in Hong Kong.And from the outside, it appears much like it did from 1960 when Elder Gordon B. Hinckley, then an assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve, arranged for its acquisition by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.For the next 44 years, Kom Tong Hall served first as home to hundreds of Mormon missionaries and meetinghouse for thousands of Hong Kong Latter-day Saints and later as headquarters for the Church's Asia Area.Now hosting the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Museum honoring modern China's influential statesman, Kom Tong Hall still bears a few reminders of the church's presence there.The church is mentioned in audio-visual presentations and featured in a building-front plaque. And preserved from remodeling and restoration efforts, the old, deep baptismal font — built after the church's purchase — remains, today a prominent display located just inside the ground-level entrance.
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