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ANNUAL REPORT

I. INTRODUCTION

For many years , leaders of Hong Kong Christian Council

had dreamt that the Council with its auxiliary organizations
could have A.G.M. together. Now the fact that Audio Visual
Evangelism Committee was merged with the Area of Cornmunication
of the Council on 31 May, 1973 and Hong Kong Christian Service

with the Division of Service on 18 June, 1973, makes the dream
come true.

Since the annual reports of each Auxiliary organization
are available separately (the Report of the Division on
Inter-Church Relations and an article on Audio Visual Evangelism

Committee are at the back of this report as appendices). Hong
Kong Christian Council Report will not repeat what has been

mentioned in them as it did in previous years but rather to
high-light certain unique happenings within and without and
to give an interpretation of our understanding so that the

trend of thinking could become clearer.

II. HIGH-LIGHTS

A. The Crisis

Following the A.G.M. in May, 1972, the officers and staff
of Hong Kong Christian Council were asked to develop
proposals for more effective utilization of staff and

implementation of the goals of the Council. Just as
these were being finalized, the former General Secretary
left the Council and it was discovered that the Council

faced serious financial problems.

Rev. R. L. Turnipseed was asked to act as General Secretary

until some of the difficulties could be solved and another
General Secretary found.

One of the first tasks faced by officers and staff was the
financial crisis. The Churches in Hong Kong once again

showed their strength and commitment to each other by
raising nearly $40,000 to enable the Council to function