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3. Nine delegates, staff and reporter from the HKCC success in the effort to raise HK$1,200,000 for the new
attended the third Assembly of the World Council of Christian Center.
Church held at New Delhi, Nov 19-Dec 5, 1961, the
first assembly of this world body ever held in Asia.
After coming back from the Assembly, these partici­ 1962-1963
pants were asked by. various member churches and 1. In order to meet the ever-growing needs of the
Christian groups to give reports or impressions of community, three new committees had been set up:
what they had heard and seen. * Committee for Co-operation in Church Development

4. The Council’English Secretary was asked by the and Planning
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Government Information Service to write some para­ * Committee on United Protestant Hospital
graphs on the work and activities of the Protestant * Youth Committee
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Churches and Organization of the year. 2. In response to the earthquake, “he most disastrous in

5. During the year, the Christian Council had to expand the modern history of Middle East”or Western Iran, a
again to meet the ever-growing needs of the com­ total of more than HK$3, 600 (or over US$630) was
munity. The following new committees were set up: sent to the WCC, designated for this relief purpose.
* Christian Education Committee 3. The Council appointed delegates to attend
* Church Unity Committee Ecumencial Conferences, such as the Working
* Women’World Day of Prayer Committee Conference on “Christian Witness in Industrial

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* Prayer for Christian Unity Committee Society”in Kyoto; “The Assembly of the World
* Hospital Chaplaincy Service Committee Council of Christian Education and Sunday School

* Christian Center Committee Association”in N. Ireland; the ACWC sponsored by
6. Christian Citizenship Movement Committee in the EACC in Thailand; the consultation on “Christian

conjunction with the Wah Kiu Yat Po sponsored a Home in Changing Society”sponsored by the EACC

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photographic contest and exhibition on the theme of in Thailand; the “ituation Conference”sponsored by

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‘‘ood Citizenship”The contest was open to all keen the EACC in Japan. These delegates gave oral or
photographers. There were some 300 entries and about written reports on returning from the conferences.
100 were selected for the exhibition. It was estimated 4. The Christian Citizenship Movement Committee had
that more than 10,000 people came to view the been actively engaged in the Christian Movement,
exhibition which took place at the City Hall on April such as publishing of the radio talks; special

5 to 7. interviews were recorded on tape for broadcasting；
7. Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Committee working on a set of 50 cartoons entitled “Good
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provided with 6 types of scholarship for the 1962-1963. Citizenship C artoons”，nd put up photo contest and
Six applications for scholarship were received from exhibition. There were 305 entries and 13 prize
members of different churches. After careful con­ winners. Seventy photographs were selected for
sideration, the committee agreed to accept three. exhibition at the City Hall.
8. Christian Family Life Promotion Committee arranged 5. Many churches observed the 15th July as Christian
two programs on both sides of the harbour for the Citizenship Sunday selected by HKCC. A member of
observance of the Christian Family Life Week in May. the committee was asked to give lecture on Christian
Also, a study conference on the “Christian Home in Citizenship at the student Christian summer con­

our Changing Society Today”was held in Kowloon on ference and the youth meeting.
June 23-24. Leaders of different denominations were 6. The Christian Middle Schools were asked to observe a
invited to attend the conference. citizenship week, and the preliminary response was
9. The Christian Education Committee nominated two quite good.
delegates to attend the Third World Institution 7. The committee for Co-operation on Church
Christian Education, held in July 9-20, 1962 in N. Development and Planning was set up during the
Ireland. The committee also recommended the HKCC year. The aim was to assist the churches in planning
to become a member of the World Council of Christian the extension of their work, in acquiring new sites and
Education and Sunday School Association. building new churches and in planning the church as

10. Women’World Day of Prayer for 1962 took place on wide spread in the colony as possible.
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March 9 with two bilingual services. There were 8. New members were added to the Christian Education
about eight hundred women at the Kowloon service Committee to make a total of 16 and it held 8 meetings
and about four hundreds in HK. The offering taken between March 26, 1962 and Feb 28, 1963. The
that day amounted to HK$944.95, went to the work of activities were to survey the Sunday School situation
the HK Bible Society. in HK, to make HKCC a member of the World Council
11. The need of a Christian Center to house different of Christian Education and Sunday School
Christian organizations had often been expressed. Assocation, to hold two Sunday-afternoon institutes
And this idea met with the approval of all members of for Sunday School teacher, to set up Library
the Council. Enthusiastic participation should assure Committee Long-Range Training Program.
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