The Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM), popularly known as ‘Scheut Missions’, was founded by Father Théophile Verbist in the Belgian town of Scheut in 1862. Apart from being a Procure for the CICM missions in China, the house served also as guest house for many friends, local and foreign. From this place were launched Hai Hsing Pau, the Chinese counterpart of The Catholic News, and a Religious Instruction Course later used by ACMA (Archdiocesan Commission for Missionary Activity); even Marriage Encounter was started from here. By 1988 the Nassim Road mansion had become inhabitable and was sold. The Procure moved to a nearby house at 11 Lady Hill Road. This, in turn, was sold in 1997 when Scheut Missions-CICM moved to an apartment in Pandan Valley.
