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XI. PARTICIPATION IN ECUMENICAL CONFERENCES

During the year, the Council has appointed delegates to the
following ecumenical conferences:

A. Youth Consultat i o n nd Leadership Training Course was held during
a
April 3— 15, 1967 in Singapore. The Rev. Peter Kwong was appointed
by the Council to participate.

B. Christian Education and Lay Training Conference sponsored by the
E/CC held on April 24 -30, 1967 in Singapore. Rev. John Chow
and Rev. Peter Kwong were appointed to attend the Conference.

Co East Asia Christian Medical Workers Conference sponsored by the
EACC held on April 27 - May 1, 1967 at Tozanso near Tokyo, Japan.
The Conference theme was "Christian Presence of Medical Work in
Asia To-Day" - A Re-discovery and Strategy for Medical Mission in
our Communities. Mrs. Grace W. H. Wong, Dr. E. H. Paterson and
Dr. Ting Lik Kiu were appointed as Hong Kong Delegates.

D. The 4th World Institute on Christian Education sponsored by the
World Council of Christian Education held on July 17 - 28, 1967
at University College in Nairobi, Kenya, E. Africa.

The theme chosen was "God’s People in God's World: Living,
Learning, Teaching." The emphasis was on the whole Church,
especially the laity, for their mission in the world.

The Council appointed Rev. Ho Sai Ming, Rev. Lee Ching Chee
and Mr. Calvin Ngai as Hong Kong delegates.

E. Asian Conference on Church and Society sponsored by the EACC was
held at the Christian Academy in Seoul, Korea during October 10 -
16, 1967.

Rev. Canon James Pong, Rev. Wong Tsok, Rev. William Tung and
Mr. Calvin Ngai were appointed as Hong Kong delegates to the
Conference. Meanwhile, Dr. Heyward Wong, Mr. Horatius Kwok and
Mr. Harry Wu also represented Hong Kong to Mass Communication
Consultation which took place at the same time and same place.

F. Forth Assembly of EACC was held during 30th January - 8th February,
i9sr in Bangkok. The Council appointed Mr. Calvin Ngai as
delegate to the Assembly. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilbert Baker, Rev.
Dr. Peter Wong, Rev. Wong Tsok, Canon James Pong, Rev. Yung Kok
Kwong, Rev. Peter Lee, Rev. R. Turnipseed, Rev. Jack Collins,
Miss Magaret Kane, Rev. Francis Yip, Mr. & Mrs, Lam Chik Shuen,
Major Lau Tao San also represented their organizations as
participants in the Assembly and its pre-Assembly Conferences.

All the delegates, upon their return to Hong Kong, gave oral
or written reports on the findings and resolutions of the Conference.
Thereby, it is hoped that they aroused the interest and sensitivity
of our local churches and their members on the issues which are
challenging us today.

XII. WORK OF STANDING COMMITTEES

1. Christian Citizenship Movement Committee

We are aware of the great discontent prevailing in Hong Kong:
of the great gap in the kind of life between the under-privileged
many and the privileged few: and the deterioration of morality
among the people of Hong Kong. We are also aware of the apparent
indeifference and complacent attitude of so many people, even among
Christians, who are in a position to help cope with the problems
and frustrations of our city.

When we look at the Church, we realize that she has been reluctant
to give herself to the grinding task of making cur society more