About Plum Village Foundation – Hong Kong

Plum Village Foundation – Hong Kong was founded in August 2008 as a non-profit making, charitable, religious and educational organization to promote the teachings and practice of Buddhism in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village, France.

Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh’s, and Plum Village’s International Buddhist Sangha’s first teaching trip to Hong Kong was in the year 2001 and the second trip in 2002.  After 2002, efforts were made by practitioners who had come to Plum Village, to hold meditation and mindfulness practices in Hong Kong under various forms and names, such as Friends of Plum Village group. Such a group was led by Ven. Thich Chan Phap An with a delegation of Plum Village monastics who came to Hong Kong for a teaching trip in April 2006.

After the third visit of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village Sangha to Hong Kong in May 2007, many practice activities have been held regularly for Hong Kong residents by Sangha members, with regular visits by Plum Village Monastics. Bi-weekly meditation practice is held on the 1^st and the 3^rd Friday evening of the month; Monthly Day of Mindfulness is held on the 4^th Saturday of the month at Hong Kong Institute of Education, Tai Po; quarterly weekend retreat is held at Kadoorie Agricultural Research Centre, HKU (now known as The Kadoorie Institute, Shek Kong Centre, HKU) in Yuen Long, NT; quarterly activities for school children, work shops for social and health professionals. Plum Village Hong Kong Company Limited – an organization formed to help organize the visit in May 2007 – served as organizer for these activities. Plum Village Hong Kong Company Limited ceased its operations in September 2008 and re-manifested under the new form as Plum Village Foundation - Hong Kong.

From October 2008, Plum Village Foundation Hong Kong will  serve as the organizer and the administrative body for all activities conducted by Plum Village International Sangha in Hong Kong.