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research in some subject within one of these fie ld s .
Preference w ill be given to men and women., ordained or lay,
Canadian or foreign, between the ages of 28 and 40, who have already
had experience of the mission fie ld or of ecumenical activity, and
who give promise of producing original work which may promote the
cause of the Church's Mission in Unity.

2. One Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Scholarship. The purpose
of this scholarship is to enable a student to do post-graduate
studies in the U.S.A..

3. East Asia Christian Churches Scholarships. There are 23 free
places offered by Co lleges and Universities in the East Asia Countries.

4. Theological Scholarships for the Laity.

$. Special Theological Scholarships for Women.

Young men and women who are preparing for full-tim e Christian
'service and have completed a ll or most of their basic theological
study; candidates for the ministry and pastors, persons preparing
for other forms of full-tim e employment in the church or related
organizations, i f they meet the necessary qualifications, are a ll
eligib le to apply for any one of the stated scholarships.
We are disappointed to report that although we had made the
above scholarships known to the member churches/organizations yet
there was no application for any of these scholarships for 1967-68.'
Nevertheless, we have received one application for the Ecumenical
Scholarship Exchange Scholarship for 1968 - 1969. The above schol­
arships are s t i ll available for the Academic year 1968 - 1969.
Those interested should apply now.

• Industrial Committee

Personnel:
The one item that should be singled out as that of sign­
ificance in the work of the Industrial Committee th is year was the
bringing of Miss Margaret Kane to Hong Kong to serve as consultant
to the churches. Miss Kane, who is trained in theology, comes to
the Colony with eight years of experience in the Sheffield Industrial
Mission in England. She arrived in Hong Kong shortly before Christmas,
1966.
To work with Miss Kane the Committee was also successful
in securing the half-time services of Mr. Jonathan Lau from the K.K.
Council of the Church of Christ in China. Mr. Lau is a graduate of
McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago with specialized training in
social work.
Both these people, it is hoped, w ill constitute a consult­
ative team to work with the churches on behalf of the Christian Coun­
c i l in exploring the new p o ssib ilitie s and challenges to Christian
witness and service in urban-indust ria l society. They are at present
spending some time meeting people involved in different aspects of the
economic and industrial life of Hong Kong for it is only by th is under­
standing that any long term work can be undertaken by the. Church.

Experimentation:

In early March 1967 a study seminar was held in Kwun Tong
for five days in which students from the Chung Chi Theological Seminary
along with some faculty members, and local pastors in the Kwun Tong
Churches participated. The students lived in a church social service
centre and spent their days working in factories (rubber, plastics ,
and knitting) as unskilled labourers. The evenings were spent in
discussions with representatives from labour, management, and trade
unions. This experiment was the fir s t of its kind attempted by the