 In 1860, a residential hall and girls' school was established in Sai Ying Pun on Hong Kong Island.A congregation was eventually established in Sai Ying Pun in 1867 which became the mission centre of the Basel Mission in China and is today known as the Kau Yan Church ( or "Saving Grace Church").The first Basel church in Hong Kong Island however was established in 1862 in Shau Kei Wan.