Berlin Foundling House

The Berlin Foundling House in Hong Kong Island West; circa 1900. The orphanage, initially located in rented premises on Morrison Hill, was founded in the 1850s by the Berlin Ladies Mission for China to care for orphan girls. In 1860, it was relocated to the new premises in Sai Ying Pun depicted in this photograph. In 1903 it was renamed the Bethesda Home.

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