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Representatives of the HKCC served on the
Boards of the following organizations during the
year: the United Christian Medical Service,
Christian Family Service Centre, Sunnyside
Hostel and the Executive Committee of the Alice
UNITY CONCERN
Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital.
“ Message” and “ News and Views.” These two
publications communicate a concern for
Christian unity and mission. The one is a
monthly publication in Chinese with 5,000
copies in circulation, while the latter a new
venture during the past year, is an English
As an instrument of the churches and
Christian organizations to strengthen common quarterly with a circulation of 500.
witness, the Council engages in a great deal of
ecumenical activity to better symbolize Christian
unity and to promote the churches’ cooperative
efforts. Apart from programmes of an oper-
ational nature, all of which are multi-denomin-
ationally based, there are a large number of unity
concerns:
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is
organized by an ecumenical Unity Committee.
This year’s theme was “ Serve One Another for
the Glory of God” . DIVISION OF M ISSIO N

Special Sundays Through the celebration of these
days, the churches share a common focus in
worship and service. In addition to these, special
recognition was given to the International Year
of the Child in the form of a seminar which took
place at City Hall.
The Division of Mission facilitates ministries
The Joint Committee on Development The on an ecumenical basis, and engages continuously
primary purpose of this joint effort with the in theological reflection for a more relevant
Roman Catholic Church is to stimulate thinking and deeply-rooted faith. It covers many areas of
on human development. In the year under work. It has a staff of ten persons with an annual
review, the Committee focused its attention on budget of approximately $300,000.
the needs of children below three years of age.
Youth Work
Public statements and Joint Pastoral Letters.
These are common expressions of concern by Youth work in the Council is carried out by
church leaders on public issues. Statements on a committee of representatives of member
issues such as the Indo-China refugees, Indo- churches and of individuals, assisted by the
China border conflicts, and the mass media were General Secretary. Rev. Ralph Lee, the youth
issued during the year. secretary, was absent on a study leave. During
the year, two surveys on the youth concerns of
The Five Loaves and Two Fish Movement, is an
annual ecumenical fund drive to aid the hungry the churches in East Kowloon were conducted
and their various efforts coordinated. The group
and poor of Asia. This year $73,873.90 was
collected for flood relief and service projects in also organized an intensive Liturgical Renewal
India, in the Philippines and among the tribal Workshop consisting of twelve two-hour sessions.
people in Taiwan.
Women’s Work
Inter-Faith Dialogue is an effort by the leaders of An active women’s committee directs and
Hong Kong’s six major religions to work for carries out the work in this area. During the year,
understanding and cooperation. During the past a series of seminars were held for over 80 leaders
year, occasional meetings were held and a
Chinese New Year joint statement was issued. from local congregations. The topics included
Biblical perspectives on sex, sickness and
The Tao Fung Shan Christian Institute. This television. There were also luncheon meetings for
Institute exists for the promotion of the study of professional women, and a fellowship for women
the relationship between Christianity and church workers. A joyous celebration was
Chinese thought and culture. Under the Council’s convened at the New Year.
convenorship, a new Constitution and Board
have come into being. Another committee organized the obser-
vance of the 92nd World Day of Prayer on March
Hong Kong Christian Council Representatives.
2 on the theme “ Spiritual Growth” . Three

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