History Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital, the only private non-profit hospital in Tsuen Wan, has been serving its community since 1964. It is one of the 120 hospitals in the world established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. In 1960, at the age of eighty when most men are retired, Dr. Harry Willis Miller was asked by the church to come to Hong Kong to establish a hospital. He and his wife, Mary, gladly accepted this invitation. Dr. Miller was no stranger to Hong Kong as he first came to China in 1903. In 1925, Dr. Miller established the Shanghai Sanitarium and Hospital. Over the years he made many friends among the business leaders in Shanghai, and many of these businessmen built factories in Hong Kong in the late 1940s. Dr. Miller now turned to these friends for help and he was especially encouraged by Mr. Tong Ping Yuen, the owner of the Southseas Textile Factory, to build a hospital in Tsuen Wan. Mr. Tong gave the first donation to pay for one floor; the Medical and Health Department helped in securing a land grant from the Hong Kong Government; and the Jockey Club provided funds for the ground floor. Funds came from many other friends but were insufficient to complete the building. A decision was made to make the foundation strong enough to add the top floor later. The American Government provided the money to equip the hospital and in May, 1964 the Hospital was officially opened. Five years later, the American Government gave enough money to build the top floor, thus completing the hospital building in June 1970. In 1964, the Hospital was the only concrete building on the hill and was surrounded by many wooden squatter huts. As time has gone by, the Hospital now finds itself among numerous concrete residential skyscrapers. Regardless of the changes, Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital is still on the hill serving its community with continuous improved quality services. Tsuen Wan Adventist Hospital 40th Anniversary Extract
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