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Honorary

General Secretary's

Report (Septem ber 2005 - A ugust 2006)

Rev. Lee Ting-sun, Ralph

I. Foreword To proclaim the acceptable year of the L o r d ’s
favor.
It is an honor to be asked to be General Secretary

The “Christian M anifesto”from the Gospel of
of Hong Kong Christian Council at this moment in its
history. I have been associated with HKCC for a long Luke is still valid for our times. It is my sincere hope
time, since the 1970s when I first got involved in the that the work of Hong Kong Christian Council in the
ecumenical movement. Through my work with col- past year has contributed to the fulfilment of this scrip-
ture in our humble service in His name.
lege students, I was on the staff of HKCC over 30 years
ago as Youth Secretary and later Programme Secretary.
Since the 1980s I have been a member of the Execu- II. HKCC Program
tive Committee, most recently as 1st Vice-Chairperson.
A. Overseas conferences and
As I look at Hong Kong today, I believe that visits
HKCC still has an important role to play in the society.
The community looks to the Council for guidelines on
1. The 20th anniversary celebration of Amity
moral and social issues. We need the church to dare to
Foundation took place in Nanjing during November
speak up. We should not be afraid or avoid the 1-9, 2005. Rev. Dr. Li Ping-kwong and Mr. Lu Kwong-
opportunity. At the right time and the right place, we fai, m em bers o f S haring and C hurch W itness
should be able to give fresh air to the whole environ- Committee, represented the Council to attend the cel-
ment to awaken the society.
ebration events.
In order to do that, we cannot stay in our comfort
zone. The church has to struggle with the people rather 2. Eight Executive Members formed a delegation
to churches and organizations in G uangdong from
than be complacent and inward-looking. We need to
N ovem ber 22-24, 2005 at the invitation of the
draw the church leaders and churches together to work
Guangdong Christian Council. The delegation, led by
together with one heart. Our vision must be based on
deep Christian faith and a prophetic voice. Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Soo, visited two churches, a theo-
logical seminary and an elderly center.
This call to the church is clearly heard in Jesus’

words in Luke 4:18 where he reads from the prophet 3. Two representatives from the Hong Kong
Isaiah: Churches attended the 9th Assem bly of the World
Council of Churches in Porto Alegre, Brazil from Feb-
ruary 14-23, 2006. Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Soo repre-
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
Because he has anointed me to bring good news sented the Hong Kong Christian Council and Rev. Eric
So Shing-yit was representative of the Hong Kong
to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim release to the Council of the Church of Christ in China.
captives
4. Rev. Ralph Lee Ting-sun attended the Interna-
And recovery of sight to the blind,
tional Ecumenical Consultation on Peace in East Asia
To let the oppressed go free,
in Seoul, Korea from May 2-4, 2006. The consultation

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