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V. WORK OF STANDING COMMITTEES
6 . Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Committee During the year the following
types of Scholarships were
available; (l) Theological Scholarships and Fellowships; (2) Theological
Scholarships for the Laity; (3) Special Theological Scholarships fo r Women;
(4) Professional and Technical Scholarships; (5) Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange
Scholarship; (6) Amphlett Scholarship; (7) East Asia Christian Churches Scholarships

The above Scholarships are designed to strengthen the common li f e and
ecumenical consciousness of the churches through a church-to-church exchange
of students. They were available in a variety of countries, such as Austria,
Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, the Scandinavian
countries, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, as well
as in special cases in Asia and Africa.

Young men and women who are preparing fo r fu ll time Christian service and
have completed a ll or most of their basic theological study; candidates fo r
the ministry and pastors; persons preparing for other forms of fu ll time
onployment in the church or related organizations, i f they fu lf il the neitjessary
•qualifications^ are a ll eligib le to apply for any one of the stated Scholarships.

During the year an Ecumenical Scholarship has been granted to Mr. Chan Kwok
Keung fo r po s t graduate study in the fie ld of education in U.S.A. and an "Amphlett”
scholarship has been given to Mrs. Daisy Kwong fo r post graduate studies at the
Selly Oak Colleges in England. But due to unavoidable reasons neither o f these
candidates have been able to secure a study leave from their present employment;
and therefore both of them have had to give up these scholarships.

These above scholarships are s t i l l available fo r the Academic year 1964.
Those people who are interested must apply now.
7. I n d u s t r i a l C o m m i t t e e The past year has seen a growing sense
of unity of purpose in the Industrial
Committee. Generally speaking, the committee conceives of its work as being
two fold : co- ordination and education.

Co-ordination - Although the whole of Hongkong could be considered primarily
as urban-industrial, in practice the committee has limited its attention, to
the more obvious "industrial centres" such as Tsuen Wan, Kun Tong, Hung Hom
where the churches are just beginning work. At this early stage where there
i s li t t le to co-ordinate, the important thing is to keep each other informed
as to what is happening, or not happening. The Church’ s task in Hongkong’ s
urban-industrial society is so gigantic, and the problems so complex, that no
one body can afford to work in isolation from others. The Industrial Committee
is interested in a ll organizations and agencies that work fo r the general
welfare o f industrial society, though its vantage point is in the church.

Education - One of the chief functions of this committee is to study and to
keep abreast of what is happening in the industrial concern of the Church
elsewhere in the world, as w ell as lo ca lly in Hongkong. This is done through
contact with churchmen abroad, newsletters, bulletin s, and other correspondence
that come to the committee. The committee has been greatly helped by v isits
from experts in the fie ld o f Church and Industry such as : Dr. Masao Takenaka,
Doshisha University, Miss Molly Batten of William Temple College, Rugby,
England; Kyoto, Japan; Rev. Henry Jones of Japan and E.A.C.C., Dr. Marshal
Scott of the Presbyterian Institute of Industrial Relations, Chicago, U.S.A.;
and Dr. Alan Brash o f East Asia Christian Conference. In early 1964, two
people from Hongkong w ill attend the Second Asian Conference on Christian
Witness in Industrial Society of the E.A.C.C. to be held in Kyoto, Japan.
Information gained from publications, experiences abroad and lo ca lly is made
available to the churclies by means of the Industrial News Sheet, published
about once every quarter in Chinese and English. On several occasions the
chairman and other members of the committee have spoken to students, m inisters,
and seminary groups on the Church and Industrial Society, and their favourable
reception has been most encouraging.

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