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UNIT ON EDUCATION labour legislation. Lobbying effort was exerted
on the Labour Tribunal Ordinance with some
The unit has been very much involved in
the Preparatory Committee on Continuing Edu- effect. We have since then followed the
cation, and the educational concerns of the Joint Tribunal’s operation and found it commendably
Committee on Development. simple and efficient.

CHRISTIAN INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE After three and a half's years of publica-
tion, the Worker's Weekly was discontinued in
November 1973. The Committee started the HK
Labour education on leadership training,
social studies, labour law, organizing, industrial Journal of Trade Unions in April with editorial
safety and vocational counselling, remain an assistance from many union officials. The
important emphasis. A total of more than 500 purpose of the Journal is to promote responsible
workers participated in courses and seminars unionism and to enable unions to exert their
influence jointly in the legislative processes.
throughout the year.
A major effort which has just begun
Six self-run workers groups are closely operation is to find ways to tackle the worsening
related to the Committee. We sometimes provide employment situation. We plan to make this a
assistance such as meeting places, resource per- priority effort for the next two years and to do
sons, and small expenses on request.
it together with our Catholic counterparts.
(L.K. Ding, Chairman)
We continued to pay close attention to

DIVISION OF CHRISTIAN SERVICE ANNUAL REPORT

CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS we transferred the Voluntary Hospital Visitation
program to the new United Christian Hospital
Due to inflation and the high rise in cost in Kwun Tong. The proposed project for
of living, the year 1973-74 brought us greater severely mentally retarded children has reached
concern of its effect on the life of the people to a positive made progress. We have developed
of Hong Kong. Welfare service is an expensive a joint sponsorship between Hong Kong Christian
involvement. Serviced Committee for Service to Severely Men-
The success of the reorganization of the tally Retarded Children and the Junk Bay
Hong Kong Christian Council has now made it Medical Relief Council for providing service to
possible for Hong Kong Christian Service to be severely mentally retarded children.
an integral part of the Council. This dream was I will not list other programmes of Hong
first expressed in 1967 when Hong Kong Church Kong Christian Service but cordially invite you
World Service and the Hong Kong Welfare and to read this annual report. On behalf of the
Relief Council merged. Hong Kong Christian Executive Committee of Hong Kong Christian
Service is now the Division of Christian Service Service I must thank all the member churches
of the Hong Kong Christian Council with its and agencies, schools and many friends of Hong
given function "to carry out joint service pro- Kong Christian Service for their continued prayer
grams in order to meet the current social and and active support. To members of the Executive
human needs, and to initiate and develop ex- Committee I thank you for your full participa-
perimental and innovative projects for new forms tion and advice. We count on all of you for
of service". We are grateful to all the people continued support and look forward to the new
involved in these programmes and developments. challenges ahead of us in the coming new year.
During the year we were able to complete
the second hostel for the elderly at Kwai Fong
Estate which was opened for service on January (Rev.) David Kao
7, 1974. To bring about more effective service Chairman
and to expand voluntary services in the hospital