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2. Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Committee (Cont'.d)
During the year, 6 types of Scholarships became available for the
academic year 1962-1963. These are listed as follows:

(a) Theological Scholarships and Fellowships
(b) Theological Scholarships for the Laity
(c) Special Theological Scholarships for Women
(d) Professional and Technical Scholarships
including Ecumenical Scholarships
(e) One Church World Service (ESE) Scholarship
(f) One Selly Oak Colleges Scholarship

Young men and women who are preparing for full time Christian service
and have completed all or most of their basic theological study; candidates
for the ministry and pastors; persons preparing for other forms of full
time employment in the church or related organizations (if they fulfil the
necessary qualifications) are all eligible to apply for any one of the
above Scholarships.

Six applications for scholarships were received from m embers of
different churches.

After careful consideration, the Committee agreed to accept Mr. Andrew
Chu for a Church World Service E.S.E. Scholarship, and recommended to the
C.W.S. that a Scholarship be awarded Miss Fung Sau Fai to study at the
Divinity School of Yale University; and to recommend Mr. Chan Kwok Keung
for the S elly Oak Colleges Scholarship provided his application for admission
be accepted.
3. Christian Family Life Promotion Committee
At the beginning of 1961 the Committee was enlarged in the hope of there-
by extending its service.

In May, for the observance of the Christian Family Life Week, the
Committee arranged two programmes, one on each side of the harbour. The
topics which the Committee chose dealt with certain basic concepts of the
Christian Home. Besides a short worship service and the main address, the
Committee also staged plays. The Committee is happy to say.that both these
programmes succeeded in drawing large and interested audiences.

On June 23-24, a study conference on the "Christian Home In Our Chang-
ing Society Today" was held in Kowloon. This was intended primarily.to
stimulate an increasing awareness of the importance of the Christian Home
Movement in Hongkong. Secondly, it was to gather materials for the Committees
Hongkong delegate who expected to participate in the Asian Conference to be
held in November, in Baguio City, Philippines. Leaders of different denomina-
tions were invited to attend the Committee's Conference. The Committee had a
panel of three speakers. After each address the Committee has a period of
lively discussion in line with topic. The Committee also sent out question-
naires on the needs of Chinese homes and on what the contribution of the
Christian Church towards them should be. Reports of the findings were sent
out to the Chinese Christian leaders in Hongkong.

The Committee met seven times the past year. The members come from
different church organizations, and it was most satisfying to experience
an increasing sense of Unity and good fellowship together in the work of
the Committee.