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VI. WORK OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
United Protestant Hospital Conmittee (Cont’ d)

The Hongkong Christian Council considered the document carefully and on
one occasion invited Dr. E. H. Paterson, a key person in its drafting,
to explain the proposal and answer questions. It gained fu ll supportll '
from members of the Council and this Special Committee was formed.

O fficia l application for a site for the proposed Hospital has been sent
to the Government and it is reported that a site has been tentatively earmarked
at the end of the Waterloo Road for this purpose. Capital funds m i^t be
available from the following sources:

1) Refugee M igration Unit of the U.S. Consulate
2) The American Methodist Mission
3) Various other Missions in Hongkong
4) Fund for a children’ s wing from World Vision, Inc,
as indicated by Bishop R.O. Hall
5) Contributions from local churches
6) Contribution from churches in Britain, Germany, Svdtzerland
7) Contribution from church groups in the U.S.A.

What is proposed is to construct a 600 bed General Hospita l with at least
300 acute general beds providing services in Medicine, Surgery, Gynaecology,
and possibly Obstetrics. There w ill be other beds for geriatric patients and
those with incurable diseases who need hospital care. The numbers suggested
in the original study were 100 beds for geriatric and incurable cases, and
200 beds for convalescent patients.

It is anticipated that the of f ic i a l reply from governmeat will be shortly
received and that it w ill offe r.a subvention on a d e ficit b a sis.

4. Women’ s World Day of Prayer Committee The 77th Women' s World Day of
Prayer took place on 1st March,
the firs t Friday in Lent. About 1,500 women from a ll Christian churches and
nationalities fille d the auditorium of the City Hall where the service was
held, the theme this year being "More Than Conquerors".

I t was conducted by Miss Wong Yuk Mui and Miss Jean Windsor.
Miss Ko. Siu Wah, General Secretary of the..Y.W .C.A., gave the, address
in Chinese and Miss Wilna Thomas, Associated Secretary of the Board
of World Mission, United Church of Canada, gave the English address.

A combined Choir o f 80 Chinese and ■"Euimpean Ghnisfiaa-'wb'inea 'gave
'a^wonderful anthem conducted by Miss Chan Shun Wah with Miss Edna Wong
as the accompanist. ‘ .

. Oiferings taken on the Day amounted to HK|l,^33t,.40 which has been
s ^ t is) th-e-iWorld- Council of Churches, desi^ ated fo r ih e rehabilitatiorf'
projects" fo r the-^ barthquake victims'-.in TEran. '

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