Established by the former London Missionary Society in 1887, it was the first teaching hospital in Hong Kong to train Cantonese locals in Western medical science.

Early in 1881, a Medical Mission Committee, mostly made up of members of the former London Missionary Society, was established to promote Western medicine in Hong Kong.

Henry William Davis, chairman of the committee, donated substantially to set up a dispensary in the Tai Ping Shan district at the western end of Hong Kong Island.

[2][3] Alice Memorial Hospital (Chinese: 雅麗氏利濟醫院; Cantonese Yale: Ngáhlaihsih Leihjai Yīyún) was opened at 77–81 Hollywood Road on 16 February 1887 under the management of the London Missionary Society.

The hospital structure was built by a donation from Dr. Ho Kai in memory of his wife Alice Walkden.

[4][6] As need for maternity beds became clear, a group of prominent Chinese people, including Dr Ho Kai, and Chau Siu-ki, raised funds for building a new hospital.