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(iii) Organized exposure trips: On April 1-2, 2004, a stage presentation of
(a) August 12-19, 2003. Participants: 40. Destination: Shakespeare’s Hamlet was held in the Art Centre by
Huangping County.in Guizhou. Theatre Action. This event raised funds for the support of
(b) December 23-30, 2003. Participants: 52. Destination: the Girl Schooling Project. Two school girls from the
Pingtang, Libo and Guiding counties in Guizhou. Longzheng County of Guangxi Province were invited to
come to Hong Kong to meet the audience.
(c) March 19-23, 2004. Participants: 8. Destination:
Zhenyuan County and Kali region.
E. Rural China Orphan Sponsorship Project
(iv) An evening fundraising event “Charity Dinner Party
“Rural China Orphan Sponsorship Project” aims to
with Principal Mountain Dog” was held at the YMCA of
sponsor families in which orphans are left for care in poor
Hong Kong on May 21, 2004. The main attraction was the
villages. It helps to provide a safe and healthy environment
selling of ceramic items donated by Sun World Commerce
for the orphans for growth and development. The
(HK) Ltd.
sponsorship covers living costs, education, clothing, and
medical care. Up to now in August 2004, a total of 2,043
C. Project Torch
orphans are being sponsored. “Rural China Orphan
“Project Torch’’ sponsors financially disadvantaged Sponsorship Project” provided a total subsidy of
students in China for their university education. These HK$3,064,500.
students would have been forced to give up their university
education due to financial difficulty despite the fact that F. Emergency and Rehabilitation Projects
they are very talented and bright. In the 2003/2004 school
In the last year, “Five Loaves & Two Fish: Action By
year, the project sponsored 155 students.
Churches Together” has participated in the following 2
emergency responses:
Number
University (i) Earthquake in Xingiang China. HKCC has allocated a
of Students
sum of HK$670,000 for the quake emergency and
Nanjing University 37 rehabilitation projects. This included the rebuilding of 3
primary schools in the quake area. We have also shipped
Nanjing Agricultural University 48
12,510 woolen sweaters with the value of HK$600,000 to
Nanjing University quake victims. The total emergency response to the quake
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of Aeronautics and Astronautics is RMB 7,000,000 by ACT and implemented by Amity
Foundation in China. HKCC is a supporting partner of
Nanjing Normal University 17
ACT which stands for Action By Churches Together. ACT
Nanjing Southeast University 22 is an ecumenical emergency response arm of the mainline
churches around the world.
Nanjing Hohai University 2
Nanjing Xiao Zhuang College 2 (ii) In the 2003 China flood, ACT mobilized a sum of
RMB 2,939,000 to respond to emergency needs as well as
Nanjing Art Institute 2
rehabilitation projects. Our contribution is RMB 430,000
Guangzhou University 1 by providing tents, food items and medicines as well as the
rebuilding of collapsed homes and schools.
Guizhou Normal University 2
Hunan Ji Shou University 1
Chaozhou Hanshan Teacher Institute 1
2. Justice and Social Concern Committee
Zhanjiang Teacher Institute 1
Miss Alice Yuk Tak-fun is the Committee Chair. Rev.
Chongqing Institute of Technology 1
Hans Lutz serves as the consultant. Mr. Jonah Wan
Zhongnam Ethnic Institute 1 Hoi-wing is the executive staff. The activities of the
Committee included:
Jiangso Institute of Petroleum 1

A. Universal Suffrage and Interpretation of the Basic
D. Girl Schooling Project Law by NPCSC
The Girl Schooling Project aims to provide basic After the July 1, 2003 rally, the society started to
education to girls who due to financial difficulty could not demand the election of the Chief Executive (CE) and all
ordinarily attend primary school. The girl classes provide the members of Legislative Council (LegCo) by universal
board and lodging as well as school fee support to those suffrage. Article 45 and Article 68 of Hong Kong's Basic
girls. This project would also seek out some of the most Law state that the ultimate aim is the election of the CE
talented girls to complete the secondary education and
enroll in universities as well.
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