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St. Margaret's Church, aka St. Margaret Mary's Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Happy Valley, Victoria City, Hong Kong. Located at 2A Broadwood Road on the southeastern foot of Leighton Hill, it is the first church in the East named after St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. It was established by the Pontificium Institutum pro Missionibus Exteris (PIME). The foundation stone was laid by Pietro (Peter) M de Maria, MEM on 3 February, 1923. It was consecrated and opened on 25 January, 1925. It was upgraded to a parish church on 25 January, 1949.[1][2] The church is now listed as a Grade I historic building.

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It was designed by Italian architect Ugo Gonella in neoclassical style. [1][3]

The building was listed as a Grade II historic building in Hong Kong in 1990, and was confirmed to be upgraded to a Grade I historic building on 21 December, 2010.

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