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Important Events from 1954 to 1988

1954
1958-1959
1. The draft of constitution was accepted and would be 1. Under the auspices of the HKCC, the Protestant
brought to Annual Meeting for final acceptance.
2. The meeting would be bi-lingual. Churches of HK again observed a Week of Prayer for
Unity of the churches, Jan. 18-25, 1959. Member
3. The Executive Committee members included churches were requested to offer their Sunday col­
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Chinese Secretary, lections on the 18th for the work of the HKCC
English Secretary, Hon. Treasurer, seven Executive
members and three members. 2. A sub-committee on Revision of the constitution was
t〇 change the wording in several places for
4. Application to the Government’lot for the Christian clarification.
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cemetery.
3. A booklet entitled llThe Attitude of a Christian towards {
Love, Mamage and Home'* was published. Eighty
thousand leaflets on different topics depicting Christian
1955 responsibility towards society were distributed to 89
1. The proposed site for the cemetery was on the Chinese Churches and Christian organizations.
Clearwater Bay Road, about 8 miles from Star Ferry. 4. The objection of the villagers to the use of the land of
2. Other information not available. Pofulam as a cemetery delayed the establishment of the
Christian cemetery. Later in the year, Government
offered a site at the end of the Clear Water Bay Road for
a new cemetery.
1956
5. Welfare of the people had slowly become the pattern of
1. The numbers of westerners on the Executive was the work of the Council.
changed from “our” to “ive”，and the Executive 6. HK Doctor s Christian Association was formally

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Societies had already applied for membership and were stitution. The purpose was to strengthen the work of
accepted. They were: Christian Medical witness throughout the Colony.
The London Missionary Society 7. Requested the member churches to observe the Com-
The Evangelical and Reformed Church monwealth Youth Sunday on May 18th.
The Baptist Mission of North America and 8. Requested all the member churches in HK to observe
Tsung Tsin Church
Christian Family Life Week in May of each year.
2. Mr. S. Y. Lee was appointed as Hon. Executive 9. Participation in International Conference
Secretary.
sent two delegates to participate in First Asian
3. A joint application for the land for cemetery at Pak Fa ^ Industrial Evangelism Conference in Manila; j
Lam was sent by the HKCC and the Chinese Churches' sent four delegates and 12 observers to Japan to attend
Union.
4 conferences during July and August:
4. Accepted the proposal of a Christian Citizenship a. World Institute on Christian Education
Movement Standing Committee.
b. World Convention on Christian Education
c. Asian Youth Work Consultation
d. East Asia Christian Literature Conference
1957 * The Christian Doctor's Association acting as host to
the Conference of Christians in Medical Work in East
1. The application for the New Cemetery had satisfactory
progress. Asia Today held from Dec. 28, 1958 to Jan. 1, 1959
under the auspices of the East Asia Christian
2. The sub-committee of the Christian Citizenship Conference.
Movement Standing Committee met on January 23, and 10. Approved the integration plan of IMC and WCC.
the total members of the committee increased.
3. The Secretary was asked to write to IMC and WCC 11. In response to the joint appeal of WCC and EACC, a
stating that the Council was prepared to act as their sum of HK$3,141.75 was sent to Indonesia for Relief.
corresponding agency in HK. 12. Approved the proposed Southeast Christian Broad­
4. One delegate was sent to the IMC Assembly at Ghana, casting Development Program and encouraged the
committee to proceed along the line.
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and three representatives were sent to the “raining
Institute on Marriage and Family" in Thailand. 13. Messages from the WCC and IMC were translated and
5. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was planned and circulated among the churches.
also the Council decided that special prayer services 14. Appeals for financial aid for the program of the HKCC
would be held on Monday. were sent to Britian and North America. The response
was encouraging.
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