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to our country. That is what I believe.
Dr. Heyward Wong, former General Secretary of the
Council (1988-90) passed away at the age of 86 on August
13, 2003 in New York. May God grant his love and mercy to
D e le g a tio n o f the
Dr. Wong's family.
State Administration for
R eligiou s A ffa irs was
Lt-Col. Ian Southwell has been appointed as the
invited by H K C C to visit
Hong Kong.
Secretary for International Training and Leadership
D evelopm ent by The Salvation Army International
Headquarters. He and his wife left Hong Kong for London
for his new post in February this year. We give thanks to
Col. Southwell for his involvement and support to the Council
and wish him every success on his new ministry.
The Council welcomes the new leader of the Hong
Kong Salvation Army, Lt-Col. Tan Thean-seng, as a member
of the Executive Committee.
Mr. Wan Hoi-wing has joined the Council as the
Assistant Executive Secretary and will be mainly responsible
4. Personnel
for work of the Justice and Social Concern Committee. Mr.
Rev. Hans Lutz, our executive secretary, retired from Wan has served in the Chinese YMCA, the SKH Church of
his post in June 2003. We all know that Hans has spent Our Saviour, and the Hong Kong Student Christian
over 30 years in Hong Kong serving the people and the Movement respectively.
Churches. He has given all his talent, energy, enthusiasm,
and time to serve the Christian Industrial Committee, Tsung Committees
Tsin Mission and the Council. Hans has set a model of God's
.
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servant for us and we extend our gratitude and best wishes
Ms. KO Siu-wah is the Committee Chair and our staff
to him.
Mr. Philip Lam is responsible for the relevant works of the
Rev. Dr. Li Ping-kwong, out-going President of the
Committee.
Hong Kong Methodist Church and present chairperson of
Five Loaves & Two Fish: Action By Churches
the Council, has started his retirement this year. Rev. Li has
Together" is the resources sharing project of the Hong Kong
faithfully served in the Methodist Church for 40 years. He
Christian Council. Being managed by HKCC Sharing and
was President of the Methodist Church for 4 terms and also
Chairperson of the Council for 10 years (1989-1993,1997-
► "Sharing an d Church
2003). May God also bless his ministry and service as well W itn ess C o m m itte e "
m ade a form al visit to
as his retirement. Nanjing. H ere they are
pictured with Bishop K.H.
Rev. Ralph Lee Ting-sun, Chairperson of the Church Ting.
Unity and Relations Committee, was installed as the new
President of the Hong Kong Methodist Church in the
Installation Ceremony in May 2003. Congratulations.

Rev. Dr. Andrew Hsiao, former Chairperson of the
Rev. Cao Sheng-jie, Rev.
Council (1974-76), passed away on May 25,2003. Dr. Hsiao D eng Fu-cun, Presbyter J i
Jian-hong, Rev. MeiKang-jun
had made a large contribution to the theological education an d Ms. Chen M ei-lin m et
with H K C C delegation in
and ecumenical movement of Hong Kong. May God grant
Shanghai.
his love and mercy to the Hsiao family.