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tiv e o f H o n g K o n g , re s ig n e d in M a rc h 2 0 0 5 . A n e w C o m m is s io n to e x p re s s c o n c e rn a b o u t g a m b lin g
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te e m e m b e rs o f th e P ro te s ta n t s e c to r. T h e e x p e c ta - tin g a fte r le g a liz a tio n .
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w o u ld p ro te c t h u m a n rig h ts a n d fre e d o m , c o m m it- (b) Hunghom Peninsula
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m itm e n t to s u p p o rtin g b a s ic liv in g s ta n d a r d s a n d p le x H u n g h o m P e n in s u la ra is e d th e s o c ie ty 's c o n -
o p p o rtu n itie s to w o rk , c o m m itm e n t to e n c o u ra g in g c e rn a b o u t th e is s u e s o f e n v iro n m e n ta l p ro te c tio n ,
life -lo n g e d u c a tio n , c o m m itm e n t to p ro te c tin g th e c o rp o ra te s o c ia l re s p o n s ib ility a n d la n d re s o u rc e s .
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2. Exposure Trip of Youth Training Program s e n t to a ll C h ris tia n s c h o o ls e n c o u ra g in g th e m to
ta k e u p th e is s u e th r o u g h a s s e m b lie s , re s e a r c h
p ro je c ts a n d in th e c la s s ro o m . T h e a im w a s to h e lp
s tu d e n ts re fle c t o n C h ris tia n v a lu e s a n d c iv ic re s p o n -
s ib ility in o rd e r th a t th e y c a n b e c o m e m o ra l a g e n ts
w ith c o n c e rn fo r s o c ia l ju s tic e .

(c) Family Violence
T h e p ro b le m o f fa m ily v io le n c e h a s b e c o m e
Thai Exposure Trip in Phayao：Youth Gathering m o re s e rio u s in H o n g K o n g w ith th e fa m ily tra g e d y

in T in S h u i W a i in e a rly 2 0 0 4 a ro u s in g w id e p u b lic
In c e le b ra tin g th e 5 0 th A n n iv e rs a ry , th e C o m -
m itte e la u n c h e d a y o u th tra in in g p ro g ra m fo r s o c ia l c o n c e rn . A t th e s a m e tim e , th e " D e c a d e to O v e r-
c o m e V io le n c e " o f th e W o rld C o u n c il o f C h u rc h e s
c o n c e rn . T h e 2 w in n e rs w e re S K H K e i H a u S e c o n d -
p ro p o s e d th e c h u rc h e s to p a y c lo s e a tte n tio n to v io -
a ry S c h o o l a n d E v a n g e lic a l Y a n Y in g C h u rc h . E a c h
p a rtic ip a n t re c e iv e d a c e rtific a te o f a w a rd . B e s id e s le n c e a g a in s t c h ild re n a n d w o m e n . T h e C o m m itte e
th e m e m b e rs o f th e w in n in g te a m s , e a c h p a rtic ip a t- is e x p lo rin g w a y s to b rin g th is c ritic a l is s u e to th e
in g te a m c o u ld a s s ig n a m e m b e r to jo in th e A s ia n a tte n tio n o f c h u rc h e s a n d p a s to rs a n d to a s s is t th e m
e x p o s u re trip . A lto g e th e r th e re w e re 19 p a rtic ip a n ts , in th e ir m in is try to fa m ilie s .
le d b y o u r s ta ff M r. W a n H o i-w in g , to v is it C h ia n g
M a i a n d P h a y a o in T h a ila n d fro m J u ly 1 1 -1 8 , 2 0 0 5 4. Globalization
w h e r e th e y e x p lo r e d th e is s u e s o f c h ild r e n a n d T h e 6 th M in is te ria l C o n fe re n c e o f th e W o rld
p o v e rty . T ra d e O rg a n iz a tio n w ill b e h e ld in H o n g K o n g fro m
D e c e m b e r 1 3 -1 8 , 2 0 0 5 . In o rd e r to ra is e a w a re n e s s
3. Activities in the Community in th e H o n g K o n g c h u rc h e s a b o u t b o th th e p o s itiv e
a n d n e g a tiv e e ffe c ts o f e c o n o m ic g lo b a liz a tio n , th e
(a) Watchdog for Gambling Promotion C o m m itte e , to g e th e r w ith C h ris tia n g ro u p s , fo rm e d

T h e C o m m itte e is a m e m b e r o f G a m b lin g " H o n g K o n g C h r is t ia n A llia n c e C o n c e r n in g
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