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II. Future directions In o rd e r to fo rm u la te th e fu tu re d ire c tio n s , th e
E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e h a s d e c id e d to d ra ft a m is s io n
s ta te m e n t w h ic h w ill d riv e th e C o u n c il’s d ire c tio n s
G o d h a s a b u n d a n tly g iv e n u s H is g ra c e a n d
in th e c o m in g d e c a d e s .
g ifts fo r th e p a s t fifty y e a rs s o th a t w e a re a b le to
s e r v e a n d to w itn e s s d e s p ite o u r fa ilu r e s a n d
III. HKCC Program
s h o rtc o m in g s . H a lf a c e n tu r y h a s p a s s e d a n d w e
h a v e e n te re d a n e w m ille n n iu m th a t it is th e s u ita b le
A. Overseas conference and visits
tim e fo r th e C o u n c il to s e e k fu tu re d ire c tio n s .
In J a n u a ry th is y e a r, th e E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e
1. T h e G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry a tte n d e d th e m e e tin g o f
m e m b e rs h e ld a w h o le -d a y re tre a t w ith th e C o u n c il
th e P le n a ry C o m m is s io n o n F a ith a n d O r d e r o f
s t a f f a t th e Y M C A y o u th v illa g e to r e v ie w th e
th e W o rld C o u n c il o f C h u rc h e s in K u a la L u m p u r
C o u n c il's m is s io n a n d to c o n s tru c t fo c u s p o in ts fo r
d u rin g J u ly 2 8 to A u g u s t 2, 2 0 0 4 .
fu tu re d e v e lo p m e n t.
T h e re w e re s e v e n m a jo r c o n c e rn s in th e J a n u -
2 . In v ite d b y th e S ta te A d m in is tra tio n fo r R e lig io u s
a ry m e e tin g :
A ffa irs , a n 8 -p e rs o n d e le g a tio n fro m th e C o u n c il
v is ite d B e ijin g d u rin g A u g u s t 2 9 to S e p te m b e r 2,
(1 ) T o e x p lo r e th e p o s s ib ility o f c r e a tin g a n e w
2 0 0 4 .
s tr u c tu r e fo r a n e c u m e n ic a l in s titu tio n w h ic h c a n
in c lu d e th e p a rtic ip a tio n o f C a th o lic s , E v a n g e lic a ls
3. T h e d e le g a tio n o f th e C h u rc h o f C h ris t in T h a i-
sin d P e n te c o s ta ls .
la n d v is ite d th e C o u n c il o n S e p te m b e r 7, 2 0 0 4 .
T h is w a s th e firs t tim e a n o ffic ia l d e le g a tio n fro m
(2 ) T o d e v e lo p e c u m e n ic a l fo r m a tio n p r o g r a m s
th e C h u rc h o f T h a ila n d v is ite d H o n g K o n g .
ta r g e te d fo r lo c a l C h u rc h p a s to r s a n d y o u th s .

4 . T h e d e le g a tio n fro m th e E v a n g e lic a l C h u rc h o f
(3 ) T o r e v is it th e ro le a n d fu n c tio n o f th e C o u n c il
G e r m a n y (E K D ), le d b y B is h o p H u b e r, v is ite d
in p a rtic u la r to c h o o s e w h e th e r H K C C ' s a p p ro a c h
H o n g K o n g d u rin g O c to b e r 5 -7 , 2 0 0 4 . A lu n c h e o n
s h o u ld b e p r o g r a m /m in is tr y - o r ie n te d o r r e s e a r c h /
g a th e r in g to o k p la c e o n O c to b e r 5 a t Y M C A o f
th e o lo g y - o r ie n te d .
H o n g K o n g w ith 9 E x e c u tiv e M e m b e rs a n d s ta ff
a tte n d in g .
(4 ) T o e s ta b lis h a C h r is tia n th in k - ta n k in w h ic h
e x p e rts fr o m d iffe r e n t p r o fe s s io n s c a n s e rv e a s a
5. T h e G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry a tte n d e d th e C o n s u lta tio n
c o m m o n w itn e s s o f C h r is tia n ity fo r th e c o m m u -
o n " K o re a n P e n in s u la - A F la s h p o in t in N o rth -
n ity o f H o n g K o n g .
E a s t A s ia " d u rin g O c to b e r 1 7 -2 1 , 2 0 0 4 in J a p a n ,
o rg a n iz e d b y th e W o rld C o u n c il o f C h u rc h e s . P a r-
(5 ) F o r s o c ia l ju s tic e is s u e s , is it g o o d fo r th e C o u n -
tic ip a n ts c a m e fro m J a p a n , S o u th K o re a , N o rth
c il to m o v e fr o m b e in g a p ro g r a m p ro v id e r to b e -
K o re a , G e r m a n y , U S A , C a n a d a , S w itz e r la n d ,
in g a fa c ilita to r fo r th e o lo g ic a l re fle c tio n ?
R u s s ia a n d H o n g K o n g .

(6 ) F o r p u b lic is s u e s a n d a d v o c a c y , is it g o o d fo r
6. B is h o p D a n ie l o f th e C o p tic O rth o d o x C h u rc h , D io -
th e C o u n c il to m o v e fr o m a C h r is tia n - d r iv e n to a
c e s e o f S y d n e y & A ffilia te d R e g io n s , to g e th e r w ith
p u b lic -d r iv e n d ire c tio n ?
3 o th e r re p r e s e n ta tiv e s , v is ite d th e C o u n c il o n
M a rc h 1 ,2 0 0 5 .
(7 ) F o r re s o u rc e s h a rin g s tra te g y , w h a t is th e m o s t
e ffe c tiv e w a y f o r C h u r c h e s a n d C h r is tia n o r g a n i-
z a tio n s to w o r k e c u m e n ic a lly s o th a t p e o p le w ill 7. T h e re w e re 8 re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m H o n g K o n g to
a tte n d th e 1 2 th G e n e ra l A s s e m b ly o f C h ris tia n
k n o w th a t w e a re a ll o n e in C h ris t?

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