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America. The Committee had several meetings mainly, for the
preparation of a ll loca l arrangements for these EACC Conferences.
The Committee also had the honour of arranging for these vist­
ing- Church leaders to preach at loca l churches on Sunday 30 October
1966. Their v is its to our Churches and Community have formed
strong bridges of understanding and Christian fellowship whose value
cannot be measured in words.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was again the occasion
for fellowship between Roman Catholic and Protestant churches.
The Council was joint-sponsor with Bishop Bianchi of the Roman
Catholic Church fo r a Bible Exposition held on Monday 10th January*
1967 at 5:45 p.m. at the City Hall. There were two speakers, one
from the Roman Catholic Church, the other from the Protestant Church.
Also, a t the invitation of the Roman Catholic Church, the Council
appointed 6 Bible Readers for the two Bible Services held at the
Roman Catholic Cathedral, Hong Kong and at St. Teresa's Church,
Kowloon at t he same time on Wednesday 18th January, 1967 at 6:00 p.m.
A United Service of Prayer for Christian Unity sponsored by the
Council was held on Monday 23rd January 1967 at 8:00 p.m. at St.
John's Cathedral, Hong Kong Bishop Gilbert Baker and the Rev. Dr.
Peter Wong preached on the theme - "Called to One Hope." The Hong
Kong Union Church Choir gave two special anthems and ministers from
8 different churches, participated in the programme.
Despite much ecumenical activity the sectional spirit is s t i ll
quite strong among some of the churches.
If in general the Church in Hong Kong continues its sober and
conventional way, an exception is in the fie ld of religious broad­
casting. Protestants and Roman Catholics combine, through advisory
committees to ensure that Christian voices can be heard on Radio
Hong Kong programmes both in English and Chinese.

Suggestion for Special Sundays,1967

In view of the need for more uniformity in emphasising various
phases of our Christian concern, it was resolved at the Council's
Executive Committee September Meeting to ask a ll Churches in Hong
Kong to observe the following Special Sundays for 1967.

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Christian Unity Sunday January 22nd (4th S
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Labour Sunday April 23rd (4th S
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Christian Family Life Sunday May 14th (2nd S
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Christian Citizenship Sunday July 9th (2nd S

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Christian Literature Sunday September 24th(4th S

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World Wide Holy Communion Sunday October 1st (1st S
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Medical Sunday October 15th (3rd S

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Bible Sunday Decemb er 10th (2nd S
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We are happy to report that many churches have cooperated in

joint e ffo rt.
Closer co-operation v/ith the Chinese Churches Union
The Council supports the Chinese Churches Union in publishing
a Chinese Christian Weekly paper which is now entering its second
year with a circulation at present of some 4000 copies. The Chair­
man and Secretary of th is Committee serve as Executive members of
the Editorial Board of the Christian Weekly. By so doing* a ctiv ities
of the Council and development of the ecumenical movement around the
World are made known to members of a ll loca l churches.
4- Committee fo r Co-operation on Church Development & Planning
The aim of this Committee* as defined in it s constitution is
"to assit the churches* as separate denominations* in any way poss­
ible in planning the extension of their work* and particularly in
acquiring new sites and building new churches* and secondly to streng­
then the whole Church* as represented by the denominations taking part*
in planning the work of the Church in Honfe Kong so as to ensure that