​Help us Relocate Masjid Ibrahim

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Brief

United Welfare Union secured a small piece of land near Yau Ma Tei in 2013 under a Short Term Tenancy lease, where Masjid Ibrahim was soon constructed and made operational. This meant that the lease had to be continuously renewed after brief periods of 2 years. Recently, the Lands Department refused to extend the lease of the land and told us to vacate the land by 30 November 2019. 

We initiated talks with various government departments, and finally managed to get a new piece of land located in Mong Kok. It is TWICE the size of previous space, and situated under a bridge. Just 5 minutes from the nearest train station exit, and accessible to Muslim from all over Hong Kong easily. Most importantly, as the land is under a bridge, there seems to be little chance of its allocation for development for other purposes for the foreseeable future. We hope we can continue to maintain Masjid Ibrahim at this site for a much longer period of time, and continue to request the government to allow us a longer lease.

We are now set to begin the construction at the new land, but short on funding. We thus reach out to our Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Islam to help us reach this milestone.

Service Record

United Welfare Union was established in Hong Kong in 2002 working for the betterment of Youth and providing basic services for Ethnic Minorities. In 2007, United Welfare Union was recognized as a non-profit making charitable organization under section 88 by Hong Kong Government. 

Masjid Ibrahim was a great relief for Muslims and to Kowloon Mosque as it was over-crowded during Friday prayers. We have public visitors to pray 5 times a day and especially Friday prayers from different districts including Yau Ma Tei, Jordan, Mong Kok and others.

It is also over crowded during public holidays and Sundays by the Indonesian and Philippine sisters. Apart from this, we are also providing an extra facility for the Muslim Tourist who visit HK and stays in Hotels nearby to perform their daily prayers. The daily usage of the land is approx. over 500 pax per day. It is much higher during Friday prayers. We have to split 2 sessions to accommodate the huge crowds.

Dream

Once Masjid Ibrahim is operational at the new location, we hope to widen the scope of our services to the community by expanding additional facilities and making use of our manpower to reach even more people.