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9. The 50th Golden Jubilee Issue of HKCC on the last week of October 2003.
Hong Kong Christian Council has gone through half a The General Secretary attended two round table
century of history. In the Council’s history we found many meetings from December 8-13, 2003 in Geneva for Amity
faithful ecumenical pioneers surrounding us like a great Foundation and Mekong Sub-region ministries
cloud of witnesses who laid a solid foundation for respectively.
ecumenism in Hong Kong. Therefore we decided to The Regional Consultation Global Christian Forum
publish a special issue on “The 50th Golden Jubilee of initiated by the World Council of Churches took place from
HKCC”. By those stories and achievements, we shall be April 30-May 4, 2004 at the Hong Kong YWCA. 60
inspired to continue this ecumenical journey. participants from different parts of the world including the
Catholics, the Orthodox, the Anglicans, the Evangelicals,
the Pentecostals, the Reformed Church, the Salvation
10. Thanksgiving Celebration
Army and the Seventh-day Adventists, came to share and
On the afternoon of September 25, 2004, we invite our to pray together. The General Secretary was invited to
members, colleagues, partners, friends and guests to join us attend.
in the Thanksgiving Service. It is a time to give thanks to During June 27-30, 2004, the Chairperson Rt. Rev.
God, to praise His wonderful deeds, and to pray for Thomas Soo and the General Secretary and 3 Executive
wisdom and strength for the days ahead. By joining Secretaries paid an official visit to China Christian
together to celebrate, we want to proclaim that Christ is for Council, East China Theological Seminary, Shanghai
all, Hong Kong Christian Council is for all. Christian Council, Nanjing Theological Seminary, Amity
Foundation and Jiangsu Christian Council to enhance
mutual lelations and futui*e collaboration with the Chinese
Church.
Others
3. Social Concern
1. Visitors and Guests Representatives of the Council met with the officials of
Mid-September, 2003 a 15-person delegation from the Central Policy Unit on October 14, 2003 to express
Shanghai Christian Council paid their visit to Hong Kong their views and ideas on the 2004 Policy Address of the
for one week. Chief Executive.
A 5-person delegation from Yunnan Christian Council Nominated by the Hospital Government Committee of
and Yunnan Religious Affairs Bureau visited the Council the Nethersole Hospital, the General Secretary has been
on December 16, 2003. appointed as member of the Clinical Ethics Committee,
The Chairperson of Three Self Patriotic Movement and New Territories East Cluster for 3 years starting from
President of China Christian Council visited HKCC on November 2003.
February 14, 2004 to share about their planning for the On February 13, 2004 the General Secretary attended
Bible Exhibition in Hong Kong. the open hearing of the <2002 Education (Amendment)
Dr. Mathews George Chunakara, Executive Secretary
Bill〉 at the Legislative Council and submitted his views.
of the Asia Desk of World Council of Churches, visited the After a thorough discussion, the Education Concern Group
Council on April 19, 2004. of the Council released 4<A view of the Education Concern
Prof. Tang Kai-jian from the Research Institute of
Group on 2002 Education (Amendment) Bill” to the public
Chinese History and Culture of Jinan University, China to show our basic concerns and the Christian values
visited the Council on April 27, 2004. regarding the Bill. Later, members of the Group had the
The Chairperson, the Vice-Chairperson, the Executive chance to meet with representatives from the Education
Members and the General Secretary met with the and Manpower Bureau and the Association of Parents
representatives from United Front Work Department of the respectively to exchange views on models of school-based
CPC Central Committee, State Administration for management.
Religious Affairs and the Liaison Office of the Central Under the request of the Secretary for Commerce,
People Government in the HKSAR on May 27, 2004. Industry and Technology, the Council has nominated two
members to be members of the Panel of Adjudicators of
2. Overseas Visits and Conferences
the Obscene Articles Tribunal in March 2004.
Rev. Dr. Li Ping-kwong, Chairperson (2001-2003), and
A luncheon meeting concerning Christian medical
the General Secretary visited the Beijing Christian Council service in Hong Kong was held on March 15th this year
and the State Administration for Religious Affairs during Members of Christian hospitals were invited to join. In the
September 9-10, 2003. meeting, participants shared their worries and concerns on
The General Secretary together with 9 Christian
the existing medical structure and the policy made by the
scholars from Hong Kong paid their visit to Nanjing and Hospital Authority and looked forward to continue this
Shanghai and had meetings with the leaders of the Chinese kind of sharing regularly.
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