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*1993 A delegation of the Russian Orthodox Church including [[Kyrill I (Gundyayev) of Moscow|Kirill]] the Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad visited China.
*1996 [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] (OMHKSEA) founded, with its status recognised by the city's parliament, and the church operating freely in Hong Kong and Taiwan; Metr. [[Nikitas (Lulias) of Dardanellia]] becomes first Metropolitan of Diocese of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia (1996-2007).
*1997 On the occasion of 40th year anniversary of the autonomy of the Orthodox [[Church of China|Church in China]], the Holy Synod of the ROC met on February 17 1997, deciding to take care of the Orthodox faithfull in China under the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, until a Head of the OCC can be elected; in Harbin, the beautiful [[St. Sophia Cathedral (Harbin, China)|St. Sophia Cathedral]] was renovated and opened as a museum; Hong Kong returned to Chinese control by the British in July; Abp. Hilarion of Sydney, Australia and New Zealand along with eleven others went on a pilgrimage to China to visit Orthodox holy places in Shanghai, Beijing, Harbin and Manzhouli (Manchzhuria).
*1998 300th anniversary of the consecration of the first Orthodox church in China.
*1999 The ''Russian-Chinese Orthodox Missionary Society'' is founded in Sydney, Australia, under [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|ROCOR]], with the aim of spiritual enlightenment of the Chinese speaking population of the country.