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(5) Considerations should be given to invite the chairman of
each auxiliary body to be a member of the Executive
Committee of the Hong Kong Christian Council.

B . Divisions and Committees

That Committee assignment within Divisions be revised as
follows: (See the attached Chart II)

Basically the major aim at this time is to strengthen the
image of the Christian Council and give it greater reality
and substance; and to unify further its programme and general
thrust. It is an attempt to move the Hong Kong Christian
Council toward more local involvement and leadership, local
fund raising and bi-lingual group meetings, etc.

If the Christian Council is going to be effective and have
an impact in Hong Kong, it should have a structure that provides
for sufficient unity, clarity of purpose, image and relation
to community along with the required flexibility and diversity
of work within the structure.

It is hoped that the new structure vail be adopted by the
Anrual General Meeting so that the officers and staff can
proceed to draft terms of reference for the committees in
consultation with each group concerned and to draft the
necessary changes in constitution and by-laws to be considered
at an Extraordinary Meeting of the Council.

X. PARTICIPATION IN ECUMENICAL CONFERENCES

During the year, Hong Kong delegates participated in the
following ecumenical conferences:

A. Institute on Marriage and Family Counseling sponsored by the
EACC held in Thailand the whole month of July 1968. Miss
Rita Luk was appointed by the Council and attended the
Institute.

B. 4th Assembly of WCC held in Uppsala, Sweden, July 4 - 19, 1968.
The Rev. Dr. Peter Wong attended the Assembly as C.C.C.
representative and Rev. Miss Lee Ching Chee was invited to the
Assembly as one of the 25 selected mission representatives.

C. South East Asia Radio Voice Inauguration and Meetings - This
was held November 16 - 19, i968 in Manila, Philippines: Rev.
Tom Lung and Mr. Calvin Ngai attended the meetings as official
representatives.

D. Consultation on ICA sponsored by the ICA, WCC December - 6 ,
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1 9 6 8 . Dr. Peter Wong was invited to participate in the
Consultation.

E. Consultation on Christian Education and Lay Training sponsored
by the EACC. This was held April 10-20 in Perth, Australia.
Miss Mildred Proctor and Rev. David Lew were invited as Hong
Kong delegates to participate in the Consultation.

These delegates, upon their return to Hong Kong gave reports
on the findings of the Concerence. It is hoped that their reports
aroused interest and sensitivity to the challenges and needs of
our churches and the community.

XI. A WORD OF THANKS

The Hong Kong Christian Council wishes to express its hearty
thanks to all local church leaders, both clergy and lay for their
active participation and creative cooperation in the ecumenical
movement.