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Committee Ministries

Project details of 2008/09 are listed as follows: Sharing

Item
Sharing and Church 1. Sponsored orphans Till 08/31/2009 Percentage and
6,549
2. No. of Sponsors 3,180
Witness Committee 3. Distribution of the sponsored Church
orphans
A.Shandong Province 557 8.51
B.Henan Province 2,788 42.57
The Committee is chaired by Rev. Dr. Li Ping- Witness
C.Anhui Province 2,546 38.88
kwong. Executive staff is Ms. Winnie Wong Yuk-ha. The
D.Jiangsu Province 178 2.72
“Five Loaves & Two Fish” Program is the resources E.Guizhou Province 154 2.35
F.Ningxia Province 1 2 ? 3.10
sharing program of the Council that manages the
G.Sichuan Province
following Projects: ( New Project Site in 2009) 203 1.88 Committee
Total 6,549 100
4. Education Level of sponsored
1. Rural China Orphan Sponsorship orphans
A.Orphans in Primary School 4,397 67.14
Project B.Orphans in Lower Section of
1,776 27.12
Secondary School
This project aims to sponsor families in which C.Orphans in Upper Section of 268 4.09
Secondary School
orphans are left for care in poor villages. On November
D.Pre-schoolers 108 1.65
22, 2008, the Committee jointly held a fundraising Total 6,549 100
walkathon with Christian Action, namely "Trek for Child".
2. Rebuilding Collapsing Schools
Project
This Project aims at providing safe and well-
equipped school campuses for children from the poor
areas of China. Those children in rural areas will have a
more comfortable environment to complete their primary
and high school studies. In 2008/09, 38 schools were
built from the building fund of HK$6,106,500.
Rural School Visit Tours

a) From December 24-28, 2008, a 19-person group visited
Yunnan Province Wuding County and Qiaojia County rural
area and attended the inauguration ceremony of the new
school.
b) From December 24-28, 2008, an 11-person group visited
Guizhou Province Liupanshui County and Huishui County
and attended the inauguration ceremony of the new
Orphan Project
school.
c) From December 23-27, 2008, a 30-person group visited
The total amount collected was HK$ 546,128, Shanxi Province Changwu County and Yongshou County
and attended the inauguration ceremony of the new
in which 3 donations with a total HK$300,000 were
school.
designated to particular projects. After deducting
d) From April 9-13, 2009, an 18-person group visited Yunnan
adm inistrative expenses (H K$109,819) and the Province Qiaojia County and attended the inauguration
ceremony of the new school.
designated donations, the balance of HK$136,309 was
e) From April 9-13, 2009, an 11-person group visited Guizhou
given to support children welfare projects in Dehongzhou
Province Rongjiang County and Congjiang County rural
of Yunnan province, Lianshan of Sichuan province and area and attended the inauguration ceremony of the new
Huannanzhou of Qinghan province. school.

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