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1. There were eighteen representatives of the churches 1. EACC working committee meeting was held on April
and organizations as the HKCC member. 25 in HK. There were also a meeting in April on “Life,

2. The Malayan Christian Council asked HKCC for the Mission and the Unity of the Church” and a
translation of 800 copies of the Order of Service Missionary Consultation, at the Church Guest House.
prepared by the Canadian Women’League for the Four delegated were appointed by the HK Christian
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World Day of Prayer. Council to represent four different denominations.
3. HKCC sent an official delegate and a consultant to 2. The commonwealth Youth Sunday was celebrated on
participate in the EACC Assembly held from May May 29. Seven English speaking churches and eight
14-24,1959 in Kuala Lumpur. churches participated.
4. H K C C helped the EACC to organize a service 3. The chairperson of the Executive Committee was
weekend and an excursion combining sight-seeing and asked to write to protest against football pools and to
stu d y . A tr a in in g c o n fe re n c e w as a lso sp o n so re d by request the churches and Christian schools to follow
the EACC. suit. All the Chinese newspapers, Kai Fong
5. The observance of the Week of Prayer for Church Association united in protest. As a result, 11
U n ity fro m J a n . 17-24, 1960 w as s ta rte d a t St. John s unofficial members of the Legco opposed the bill and
Cathedral. There was also a joint bilingual service of all the official members abstained from voting, an
prayer and intercession on Jan. 18. action which was unprecedented in the history of HK.
6. Commonwealth Youth Sunday was observed on May 4. The Chinese Christian Sunday School Curriculum
20, 1959. Twelve churches participated. The Governor Conference of South East Asia was held from Nov. 3 to
attended the service. 20. It was attended by over 30 delegates, advisers and
7. HKCC protested to Government against the intro­ consultants from eight countries. The result of this
duction of football pools. Protests were printed conference led to the proposed formation of a local
through the medium of daily newspapers and the standing committee on Christian Education of the
Christian press. HKCC.
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8. Four Ecumenical Visitors visited Hong Kong in April, 5. 75th Anniversary of the Women’World Day of Prayer
May, November and December. Many church leaders Conference was held in Hoh Fok Tong Center from
of different nationalities visited HK in December and Feb. 11 to 18. 35 delegates representing 15 countries
January. presented.
9. Churches of six denominations presented 6. Auxiliary committees of HKCC including HK
contributions of HK$2,760 for typhoon victims in Doctor's Christian Association, HK Christian Welfare
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J a p a n in re sp o n se to HKCC’in te r-c h u rc h a p p e a l. and Relief Council and Audio Visual Evangelism
10. As a result of world wide interest in World Refugee Committee. And the standing committee including
year, the Christian Welfare and Relief Council had an Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Committee,
active year. Gift from overseas amounting to more Christian Citizenship Movement, HK Christian
than a million. The greater part of these funds was Family Promotion Committee and Industrial
applied in grants to members for their welfare and Committee.
relief work. The Council itself sponsored in the field of
training, resettlement and the rehabilitation of drug
addicts. 1961-1962
11. Lecture on Christian Citizenship was given to
students of the Christian Middle Schools, an essay 1. The Council had been looking for a full time
competition on citizenship was organized among Executive Secretary ever since 1959. During the past
Middle School students. There was also an seven years, Mr. S. Y. Lee, the Executive Secretary of
arrangement with Rediffusion for the broadcasting on the HK Christian Welfare and Relief Council, had
citizenship every Sunday. The committee lodged a been serving the Council concurrently as Executive
protest with Government against the legalisation with Secretary on a voluntary basis. Mr. Calvin Ngai took
the proposed institution of football pools in the up his duty as Executive Secretary with the council as
from August 1, 1961 and Miss Margaret Yip as office
Colony.
12. The Council formed an Industrial Committee in assistant from March 1,1962.
September, 1959. 2. The Council made the suggestion to the church that
13. The Standing Committee on Ecumenical Scholarship certain special Sundays might be included in their
Exchange was set up in July 1959. One of the 1962 Calendars in accordance with a unified scheme
responsibilities was to deal with the selection of Christian Unity Sunday Jan 21
candidates for the Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Christian Family Sunday May 13
Scheme of Church World Service and for the EACC Commonwealth Youth Sunday June 3
scholarship. A Swatow Baptist preacher was selected Christian Citizenship Sunday July 15
to be the recipient of the CWS scholarship for Christian Literature Sunday Sept 9
theology. Medical Sunday Oct 21
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