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o rg a n iz e d 4 s e m in a rs o n th e is s u e s o f fre e tra d e , (J u n e 2 0 0 5 ). T h e C o m m itte e a ls o w ro te to th e F i-
fr e e c o n s u m p tio n a n d in te rn a tio n a l firm s s u c h a s n a n c ia l S e c re ta ry , M r. H e n ry T a n g , to m a k e a n u m -
D is n e y fro m A p ril to A u g u s t. b e r o f p ro p o s a ls fo r th e H o n g K o n g S A R 2 0 0 5 /0 6
b u d g e t a n d to e x p re s s th e e x p e c ta tio n to th e C o m -
5. Universal Retirement Protection m is s io n o n P o v e rty , c h a ire d b y M r. T a n g .

8. Special Sundays
D u rin g th e p a s t y e a r th e C o m m itte e p ro m o te d
m a te ria l fo r th re e s p e c ia l S u n d a y s .
W o rld A ID S S u n d a y w a s h e ld o n D e c e m b e r 5,
Joint Alliance for 2 0 0 4 u n d e r th e th e m e “ W o m e n a n d H IV /A ID S :
Universal Retirement
W o m a n , g re a t is y o u r fa ith " . T h e C h ris tia n C o n fe r-
Protection press
conference e n c e o f A s ia a n d S t. J o h n 's C a th e d ra l H IV E d u c a -
tio n C e n tre p re p a re d th e m a te ria ls .
D u e to th e in c re a s in g a g in g p o p u la tio n o f H o n g E n v iro n m e n t S u n d a y w a s o b s e rv e d o n J u n e 5,
K o n g , it is e s tim a te d th a t th e n u m b e r o f p e o p le o ld e r 2 0 0 5 u n d e r th e th e m e " T a k in g O u t T h e G a rb a g e :
th a n 6 5 w ill in c re a s e to 3 0 % o f th e p o p u la tio n in th e C h ris tia n s a n d S im p lic ity ” . T h e m a te ria l w a s p re -
n e x t 3 0 y e a rs . S in c e th e p r e s e n t s c h e m e o f th e p a re d b y “ C h ris tia n s fo r E c o - C o n c e r n s ” .
M a n d a to ry P ro v id e n t F u n d c a n n o t p ro v id e u n iv e r- H o n g K o n g S u n d a y w a s c e le b ra te d o n J u ly 3,
s a l re tire m e n t p ro te c tio n to a ll p e o p le , th e C o m m it- 2 0 0 5 . T h e th e m e w a s "I s h a ll y e t p ra is e h im fo r th e
te e jo in e d to g e th e r w ith o th e r N G O s to fo r m th e h e lp o f h is c o u n te n a n c e " a n d th e s e rm o n o u tlin e
“ J o in t A llia n c e fo r U n iv e rs a l R e tire m e n t P ro te c tio n ” a n d p r a y e r w e re p re p a r e d b y R e v . E ric S .Y . S o ,
in 2 0 0 4 . It u rg e d th e g o v e rn m e n t to s e t u p a u n iv e r- G e n e ra l S e c re ta ry o f H K C C .
s a l re tire m e n t p ro te c tio n s c h e m e th a t w o u ld c o v e r
a ll p e o p le a n d b e e ffe c tiv e im m e d ia te ly a s w e ll a s 9. Participation in Regional Meetings
s u s ta in a b le a n d c o m p re h e n s iv e . T h e a llia n c e in iti- M r. W a n H o i-w in g , s ta ff o f H K C C , a tte n d e d th e
a te d a p ro p o s a l w h ic h it d is c u s s e d w ith d iffe r e n t I n t e r n a t io n a l S y m p o s iu m o n S m a ll L o a n s b y
s c h o la rs a n d L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il m e m b e rs . T h e a lli- O ik o c re d it, w h ic h w a s h e ld in B o n n , G e r m a n y o n
a n c e w ill p re s e n t th e p ro p o s a l to th e g o v e rn m e n t in J u n e 10, 2 0 0 5 .
th e n e w L e g is la tiv e C o u n c il s e s s io n .
10. The Conference of Youth Pastoral Work 2005
6. Sexual Orientation Discrimination Ordinance

T h e H o m e A ffa irs B u re a u la u n c h e d a s u rv e y
o n p u b lic a ttitu d e s to w a rd s s e x u a l o rie n ta tio n . T h e
C o m m itte e w a s in v ite d to a tte n d th e m e e tin g s to d is -
c u s s th e d ra ft q u e s tio n n a ire .
Youth Pastoral

7. Submission to the Government Work Conference：
C o m m i t t e e
T h e C o m m itte e w ro te to th e g o v e rn m e n t a n d
M e m b e rs and
e x p re s s e d its v ie w s a n d p o s itio n in re s p o n s e to th re e Speakers
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d o c u m e n ts : 'S u b s titu te D e c is io n -m a k in g a n d A d -
v a n c e D ire c tiv e in R e la tio n to M e d ic a l T r e a tm e n t" T h e C o n fe re n c e o f Y o u th P a s to ra l W o rk 2 0 0 5 ,
C o n s u lta tio n P a p e r (S e p te m b e r 2 0 0 4 )，“ L e g is la tin g c o -o rg a n iz e d b y H K C C , H o n g K o n g C h ris tia n In s ti-
A g a in s t R a c ia l D is c rim in a tio n : a C o n s u lta tio n P a p e r"
tu te a n d th e B a p tis t U n iv e rs ity o f H o n g K o n g , w a s
(F e b ru a r y 2 0 0 5 ), a n d " In v ita tio n F o r P r o p o s a ls
h e ld fr o m A p r il 2 3 - 2 4 , 2 0 0 5 . T h e th e m e w a s
D e v e lo p m e n t o f W e s t K o w lo o n C u ltu r a l D is t r ic t ”
“ P a s to rin g th e In fo rm e d a n d P o litic a l Y o u th ” .

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