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(v) Visitation Among the Six Religions the Administrative Secretary. The programs are: Sunday
Because of the SARS threat, the visitation to the Service, Minutes That Matter, Reflections and Thought for
Protestant Group on March 29,2003 was postponed to 2004. the Week. These programs are supported by the ecumenical
(vi) The 25th Anniversary of the Colloquium
Christian community under the auspices of the Religious
A series of celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of Broadcasting and Television Advisory Committee (English/
the Colloquium will start in October 2003. Christian). This year's Committee Chair is Major Wendy
(vii) Response to the local and world important events Swan of the Salvation Army.
(viii) Response to the crisis in Iraq:
The televised Easter service was recorded at Rosary
An urgent appeal for peace was sent to the Chairperson
Church and broadcast on TVB on Monday, April 21,2003. In
of the United Nations Security Council in March 2003.
addition, the Committee produced a series of special Sunday
(ix) Response to the SARS threat:
radio broadcasts for Christmas, Unity Sunday, Peace Sunday,
In April 2003, appreciation was expressed to all the
Mother's Day, Environment Sunday and Sea Sunday.
frontline staff of the hospitals in Hong Kong by sending cards B. English Publications
and publishing an advertisement in the newspapers.
Rev. Judy Chan is the editor of "News & Views".
"News & Views" is one of the major publications in English
5. Communication and Message Committee
of the Council, reporting the news of the Hong Kong Christian
Mr. Fung Sau-chung is the Committee Chair and our Council and the Hong Kong Church.
staff Ms. Louisa Wai is responsible for relevant works of the
Committee. 7. Special Sundays
There are three main areas of the Committee's work:
A. To promote church unity through witness and prayer
A. Chinese Publications
Unity Sunday, W orld Day of Prayer and W orld
"Message" is the Chinese publication of the Council. Communion Sunday
There are ten issues per year. The main aim is to discuss
and respond to issues that relate to Church and Society.
B. To promote Christian concern on special issues
B. Chinese Broadcasting
Social Concern Sunday, Christian Family Sunday,
(i) Ms. Chan Pui-pui is responsible for the two Chinese radio
Asia Sunday, Environment Sunday, Communication Sunday,
Religious Programs broadcast on RTHK. Rev. Cheung
Hong Kong Sunday and Education Sunday
Kai-ming is the chairperson of the Committee.

(ii) Courtesy of "36.com" and "Christian Times", listeners can C. Others
dow nload the RTHK religious program s from the Women's Sunday, Labor Sunday, Sea Sunday, Elderly
"Believers' Net" website. Sunday, Health Sunday, Youth Sunday and Bible Sunday
C. W ebsite:
Epilogue
The website of the Council is www.hkcc.org.hk. All
50th Anniversary
are w elcom e to visit the bi-lingual site fo r the latest
information from HKCC. Hong Kong Christian Council was founded in
January 1954. Very soon we will be entering the year of the
6. English Ministries Golden Jubilee. For us, the year 2004 will be a year of

A. English Broadcasting celebration and innovation. Through celebration we give
Four Christian radio broadcast programs in English thanks to God and reaffirm our conviction. At the same time,

are aired on RTHK-4 and RTHK-3 during the week. Rev. we also have to review our programs and ministries in order
Judy Chan is the responsible staff and Ms. Yuen Cheng is to explore the possibility of breaking new ground in the

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