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was followed by a march to the Headquarters of the In February and March a series of four worship
Central Government Offices to present the letter on services was held to introduce the traditional worship
September 15, 2001. forms of different churches. Participants were intro-
duced to the Catholic Mass, the worship of the Church
The Council also joined the “Greater Coalition
of Christ in China, an Anglican Evensong, and the
to Oppose the Legalization of Soccer Betting” which
worship of the Salvation Army.
was supported by 48 educational, social and Christian
organizations.
4. Seminar on Ministry of the Hong Kong Churches
On June 1, 2001 coinciding with the Interna- among Domestic Helpers
tional Day of the Child, a function was held in Chater
Garden with the participation of students, teachers and
parents. On June 22, the day the consultation paper
was released, the Coalition handed in protest signa-
tures and held a press conference. This was followed
by a seminar on July 7 during which the consultation
paper was discussed. The Coalition also collected sig-
natures from the public in support of its point of view.

2. Hong Kong Sunday The holding of the
Seminar on “The Ministry
Hong Kong Sunday fell on July 1, 2001. This to Migrant Domestic
Helpers among Hong
year's focus was on poverty in Hong Kong. The ser- Kong Churches”
mon outline on Matthew 25: 31-46 was prepared by
Mrs. Poon Yu Miu-wan, the general secretary of the
Industrial Evangelistic Fellowship on the theme “This
The seminar was held on May 11, 2001. After
is God's Command - Be Concerned with the Least an introduction to the situation of domestic helpers in
Ones” . The Council also encouraged local churches
Hong Kong, three case studies were presented on how
to give a special offering to the grassroots people dur-
congregations had developed their ministry among
ing Hong Kong Sunday. These donations will go to
them. The three examples came from the Church of
New A rrivals Ltd, the Industrial Evangelistic
Christ in China, the Catholic Church and the Method-
Fellowship, Christian Action and Hong Kong Squatter
ist Church. Although attendance at the seminar was
Evangelistic Fellowship Ltd. small, the seminar provided good insight into the need
for and the potential of this ministry.
3. The Promotion of Youth Work
On Saturday, January 20,2001 about 100 young
5. Participation in Regional Meetings
people gathered at the Lutheran Secondary School for
Captain Chan Hi-wai of the Salvation Army at-
a celebration of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
tended the National Youth Secretaries5Meeting of the

A song had specially been composed for the occasion. Christian Conference in A sia which was held in
Mr. Yu Shing-yee of the Kowloon Methodist Church Bangkok from July 17-24, 2001.
gave the message. Participants collectively painted
Dr. Christopher Fung attended the Environmen-
their vision of a New Heaven and New Earth.
tal Training 2001 in Korea organized by the Christian