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are CCLOC, HKCC, HKCWRC, AVEC, HKCCCU, Congregation Church, HK. Some people from the
and the Bible Society. Protestant Church attended the Roman Catholic Mass
11. The New Christian Crematorium had been opened at for Christian Unity at the Roman Catholic Cathedral
Cape Collinson. and at St. Theresa’Church at the invitation of the
s
12. The HK Government Medical Department had Roman Catholic Church.
indicated its deep interest in the scheme of con­ 7. An United Prayer Service for youth was held on
structing a 600 bed United Christian Hospital. For October 11 at 8:00pm at the HK Chinese Methodist
this purpose, a site of over 235, 000 sq. ft located near Church. The Committee also sent seven youth
the junction of Tai Po Road and Lung Cheung Road delegates to the First Asian Christian Youth
had been reserved free of charge. Assembly held in Philippines in December.
13. Women World Day of Prayer Committee met in Oct 8. With the rapid growth of the city in population, in
1963 to discuss the arrangements for the service to be industry, in commerce, in tourism, in education, and
held on Feb, 14. A warm invitation was now extended in the spread of the Gospel, HK had become an
to all. exceedingly important center in South and East Asia.
14. Rev. Thomas W. Lung was made Executive Director A Christian Center would afford easy access to one
for Audio Visual Evangelism Committee. another，mutual consultation, close co-operation and
united action. It was hoped that the construction of
the building might begin during the latter part of 1966
and complete at the end of 1967 or early 1968.
1964-1965
9. Various Mission boards in N. America and Great
1. The Council’Executive Committee meeting decided Britain had set themselves a target of raising one
s
to write a letter to the Advisory Committee on million US dollars over a five year period to support
Gambling to register the objection to the legalization United Christian Hospital Project. Dr. E. H. Paterson
of Off-course Betting, and was then invited to attend had given a lot of help in drafting plans for the
its meeting to present the reasons for objection. hospital, the operating budget, the nurses training
2. Local arrangement for Ecumenical Consultations program etc. Many churches observed Medical
included the First Regional Art and Mass Com­ Sunday and some Christian organizations made
munication Seminar and the Consultation on
International affairs, both sponsored by the EACC. contributions to the new hospital fund.
3. The Hong Kong Welfare and Relief Council sent an 10. World Day of Prayer Service was held on March 5 at
the City Hall. A great part of the offering was given to
official request asking HKCC to make it a social
division of the HKCC. A special committee was the United Christian Hospital project.
formed to study the possibilities of reorganizing the
Council s structure. After several meetings and much
considerations, it was proposed that three divisions 1965-1966
were to be created: 1. During the year, Ecumenical church leaders from all
Division of Joint Action (including six committees); around the world came to visit HK. The HKCC also
Division of Christian Education (including five made local arrangements for the following
committees); conference:
Division of Social Service. The Working Committee of EACC Youth
All of them would take over the work of the present Department
HK Christian Welfare and Relief Council. There were A Consultation on Japan and Korea Relations
also two special committees: the Christian Center The EACC Consultation on Theological Education
Committee; and the United Christian Hospital The EACC Inter Church Aid Consultations
Committee. The EACC Faith and Order Conference
4. A Long-Range Training Program was planned and Meeting of the Enlarged Consultation Committee
carried out in the form of four and a half day EACC
institutes. About 200 youth leaders representing 14 The EACC Consultations on University Education
church denominations participated in the Training The ACC Youth Training Course.
Institute. 2. The Christian Education Committee worked on two
5. An one day consultation in March was planned to projects:
discuss about the family within the framework of the a. Leadership Training Institute for the Benefit 〇 f
local situation in HK. Forty-four representative leaders of children and teenagers;
leaders took part in the discussion. A report of the b. Requesting and receiving from the WCC New
consultation was prepared and published in the Happy Testament Picture Books in Chinese and in English，
Home Magazine published by CCLC. and Old Testament Picture Books in English.
6. The United Service of Prayer for Christian Unity was 3. Christian Citizenship Movement Committee proposed
held on January 18 at 8:00pm at the China that every church formed a subcommittee 〇 n

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