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G EN ERA L SEC RETA R Y ’ REPORT Rev. Kwok Nai Wang

INTRODUCTION

The Hong Kong Christian Council was founded in members of the Executive Committee, especially
1954. For the past 27 years, the Council has been the officers, who have done so much to help shape
trying to carry out three major tasks: promoting the future of the Church in Hong Kong. A special
mutual understanding and joint action for mission word of appreciation must be given to Mr Leon
among churches both from within and outside the Choi who for the past three years as the Council's
HKCC family; searching for concrete missional and Honorary Treasurer has spent countless hours
evangelistic directions for local churches and keeping the finances of the Council and of Hong
providing them with useful tools for the Kong Christian Service straight.
implementation of the same; representing the
Church in serving the wider community in HK and Our thanks also go to all those who served on the
throughout the world. Now, on behalf of the numerous committees. Committee work at times is
members of the various committees and staff, I frustrating, but all have shown a great deal of
would like to briefly report to you the work of the patience and committment. The HKCC has more
whole Council for the period July 1980 to June and more relied on the good work of these
1981 in our efforts to carry out these tasks. This committees in recent years.
report does not include the detail activities of Hong
Kong Christian Service since a separate HKCS report Finally, I wish to thank all staff members of the
has been prepared. Council who are hardworking and willing to witness
to the servanthood style of Christ.
I would like very much to take this opportunity to
thank the Chairman, the Rev Dr Peter Wong, for his May Christ's Joy and Hope, Grace and Peace be
precise and able leadership; and also to thank with you all.

IN SEARCH O F NEW DIRECTIONS IN
MISSION AND EVANGELISM

Mission C onsultation Input of the Consultation was valuable and sharp,
including the findings of a smaller meeting in the
On November 17-20, member churches and agencies previous year, of a youth consultation and a whole
came together for a once-a-decade consultation on package of documents on church mission in Hong
Christian mission in the 8 0 's . Together with Kong. At the Consultation, there were also three
Catholic and some evangelical participation, the bible studies and eight addressess.
Consultation was attended by 120 church leaders,
both ordained and lay, women and youth. The Consultation revolved around five major