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The sponsored orphans are mainly from the fol- India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The allocation of
lowing provinces: funding is as follows:

Henan Province 3,439 India CASA HK$ 150,000
Shandong Province 644 Bangladesh CCDB HK$ 150,000
Jiangsu Province 228 Myanmar MCC HK$ 150,000
Anhui Province 125
Ningxia Province 112 B. Justice and Social Concern
Others 13 Committee

Two visiting groups to the orphans were orga- The Committee is chaired by Dr. Alice Yuk
nized during the year. The first one was from April Tak-fun. Executive Staff Mr. Wan Hoi-wing is re-
5-9, 2006 to the Linyi region of Shandong. The sec- sponsible for the relevant works of the Committee.
ond was from April 12-17, 2006 to Shenqiu County,
Luyi County and Dancheng County. 1. “One C hristian, O ne Vote” election:
From December 16 -17, 2006, two charity Pursuant to the “Chief Executive Election Ordi-
conceits were held by the joint choir groups of both nance” ， Hong Kong Christian Council was enlisted
Kowloon Hop Yat Church and Hop Yat Church (Ma as the designated body to nominate 7 Electors for
On Shan), C.C.C. A total of HK$40,000 was raised the Christian (Protestant) Sub-sector of the Election
for the Project. Committee of HKSAR. The Council supports uni-
versal suffrage for electing the Chief Executive and
5. Girl Schooling Project : all Legislators. The arrangement and formation of
Dr. Chu Tai-shing is the Chairperson of the the Election Committee have been the CounciFs con-
working group of this Project. cerns; however, the Council was willing to accept the
“The Girl Schooling Project” aims to provide government^ appointment. Subject to the principle
basic education to girls who due to financial diffi- of maximizing participation of Christians, the Coun-
culty could not ordinarily attend primary school. The cil adopted the “One Christian, One Vote” method to
girl classes provide board and lodging as school fee elect the 7 electors within the Christian community,
support to these girls. This Project would also seek in an effort to promote democracy among Christians.
out some of the most talented girls to complete their
secondary education. The “One Christian, One Vote” election was
Due to the Chinese Central Government's pol- held on October 29, 2006. The following candidates
icy to fully implement 9 years of free education in were elected as the electors for Christian (Protes-
China, the working group decided to terminate this
Project starting from September 2007. Some of the
senior high class may still be sponsored, depending
on the availability of funding.
In 2006/2007 academic year, the funding for
the Girl classes is as follows: Primary school - 27
classes, junior high - 52 classes, senior high - 19
classes.

6. Funding for Rural D evelopm ent
Projects in Asia :
The Council has long been a supporting partner
of rural development projects in South Asia namely
“One Christian, One Vote” Election

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