 The first Basel church in Kowloon was established in 1897 in Sham Shui Po while her first church in the New Territories was established in 1905.In 1924, the Basel Church in China renamed itself the Chongzhen Church () although the official name in English retained the "Mission" nomenclature.By 1929, the Hong Kong district of the Chongzhen Church had established self-sufficiency and self-governance while retaining ties with the main Chongzhen Church.