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Shine before Men". (Materials were prepared jointly MISSION OF THE CHURCH IN HONG KONG
with the Roman Catholic Church.)
Medical Sunday. The theme was: "Total Health for The Council has always felt that one of its major
Hong Kong〃 .（Materials were prepared jointly with functions is to work with the churches in mapping out
chaplains of several Christian Hospitals.) some concrete missional directions for their work
in Hong Kong. A special committee, consisting of 12
WOMEN theologians from four seminaries and 6 local church
"The Role of Women in General and in the pastors, charged with the above responsibility, was
Church" was our major concern throughout the year, formed by the Executive Committee in October,
and several seminars were held on the topic. Relevant 1983. The committee started to work in November,
materials were published in a special issue of our first looking at the WCC’s document, ’’Mission and

"Economic and Public Affairs Bulletin". Women Evangelism — an Ecumenical Affirmation", then
ministers and full-time women workers in the church moving on to look at how the two missional

held regular meetings. Staff are planning to produce concepts — "Church Growth" and "the sending

two slide series on women’s issues in Hong Kong. pf missionaries" —had been applied in Hong Kong. The
third aspect of the committee's work was to review
YOUTH the role of the church in relation to social welfare
Council staff were frequently invited to speak to work in Hong Kong. The committee naturally wanted
Youth Fellowships. Topics ranged from "1977〃 to to spend a considerable proportion of its time on
an introduction of the work of the Council. Two taking a serious look at the future of Hong Kong,
youth tours to China were organized. Work was especially at China’s so-called "Mini Constitution”
begun in preparation for the Christian Conference of for Hong Kong after 1997. A group was appointed to
Asia's Asia Youth Assembly, to be held in October in look carefully at how Christians from all backgrounds
Delhi, India. This will be the first Christian Youth view "Religious Freedom’’.
Assembly to be held in Asia in the last 20 years. Beginning from 1984, the committee was made
responsible for publishing "Message” 一 a monthly
publication in Chinese. Topics covered in the monthly
during the year under review included:—
March — Ordination of Women

April - Church Unity
May — Church Schools and 1997
June — Post- 1997 and Theological
Education in Hong Kong
September — Beyond The Youth Fellowship
October — Jesus Christ —the Life of the

World —(Report on WCC’s VI
Assembly)
November — What do you know about the
Christian World?
December — Human and Civil Rights — Chris­
tian Social Responsibility
January — Christians and Nationalism
February — ''When I was Hungry, You Gave
Me Something to Eat"
March — Christians and Democracy.
April - Christians and the livelihood of
the people.

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