On 5 January 2019 (Saturday), the Diocesan Curia received in the afternoon a notice from the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples under the Holy See, announcing that Cardinal John TONG has been appointed Apostolic Administrator (cf. Canons 368, 371§2, 381§2 of the Code of Canon Law)of the Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong, with the responsibility of governing it during its vacancy and until further notice from the same Congregation.