Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre

Masjid Ammar and Osman Ramju Sadick Islamic Centre in Wan Chai carries a history that begins with Hong Kong’s early Muslim cemetery. The first prayer space connected to this community was built near the old cemetery at Seymour Street, later followed by a mosque beside the Happy Valley Muslim Cemetery. After the post-war mosque was resumed by the government in 1978 for road works linked to the Aberdeen Tunnel, a new site was provided at Oi Kwan Road. The present centre opened on 14 September 1981 and became one of Hong Kong Island’s main Muslim institutions.

The building is unusual because it functions as both a mosque and a multi-storey community complex. The prayer facilities are arranged across the lower floors, with men’s ablution areas, a main prayer hall, and a women’s prayer hall. The upper levels contain classrooms, offices, a library, conference and seminar rooms, a medical clinic, community organisation spaces, and a canteen. Its Wan Chai location places it between residential streets, sports facilities, schools, and the Causeway Bay edge, giving it a practical role for worshippers across Hong Kong Island. Masjid Ammar is therefore not only a mosque, but also a centre for education, welfare, community administration, and everyday religious life.