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Former K¨¢ H¨® Leprosarium

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A row of five restored colonial-style houses of the former K¨¢ H¨® Leprosarium and the lovely K¨¢ H¨® Church of Our Lady of Sorrows have been restored and are reopening in phases. The yellow-and-red houses with verandahs used to accommodate female leprosy patients when the site was a leper colony; a sixth house, in a state of dilapidation at the time of research, will also be restored. It was the chapel before the larger Church of Our Lady of Sorrows was built in 1966.

Bus 15 from H¨¢c S¨¢ Beach goes to K¨¢ H¨®. Disembark at St Joseph School (Escola S. Jose de K¨¢ H¨®, ¾Å°ÄÂ}ÈôɪСŒW), right at the exit of K¨¢ H¨® Village, a lacklustre cluster of houses next to a huge construction site. From the school, the walk here is 20 minutes. A cab ride from downtown Macau to the leprosarium is about 20 minutes.

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