On Sunday, January 6, 2013, the Great Feast of Theophany was solemnly celebrated by the Orthodox faithful in Hong Kong. Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong and South East Asia presided over the Divine Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great and the Service of the Great Blessing of Waters at the Orthodox Cathedral of Apostle Luke and the ceremony of the tossing of the Holy Cross at Blake Pier, Stanley.
Following the Divine Liturgy and the service of the Great Blessing of Waters, all the Orthodox Faithful gathered at Blake Pier in Stanley where the service of the tossing of the Holy Cross into the sea was celebrated. This year, the brothers Theoxaris and Christos Economos dove for the Cross.