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Singapore, April 5-13. of bar licences to those blackput bars and was
11. The Council at its Executive Committee February then invited to present the reasons for objection.
Meeting decided to dissolve Christian Center Com­ The result was that at least five bar licences had not
mittee and appoint a Christian Center Management been issued to those questionable bars.
Committee to take over the continuous task. The Christian Citizenship Sunday was observed on
12. The World Day of Prayer service was held on Feb 17, July 9 by many churches. A united service was held
1967 in the Chinese Methodist Church, Kowloon. The on July 10 at 8:00pm at the Chinese Methodist
date was specially set different from the rest of the Church, HK.
world because the original date was also the second 9. The activities of the Christian Education Committee
day of the Luna New Year Holiday. The offering included:
collected was for relief of famine in India. a. four Leadership Training Rallies for teachers of
primary and junior children (6-11 years of age) in
the church school in February, May, September and
November, and another four rallies were for
teachers of kindergarten children. The group
1967-1968 attending was very large (from 350-400 each time).
1. The dedication service of the HK Christian Center took b. retreat in November for church workers.
place on September 23. 200 representatives from all the c. four delegates attending the World Council of
churches were present. Dr. S.C. Leung was asked to Christian Education Institute and Assembly in
officiate at the ceremony. Nairobi.
2. Since March, 1967, 62 workers of the Christian 10. During the year, the Christian Family Life Promotion
organizations in the Christian Center started a Committee a. sponsored a consultation on “Family
morning devotion on every Wednesday. In March 1968, Problems in Hong KongM held on May 11 at the

a Christian Workers’Fellowship in the Christian Kowloon Chinese Methodist Church. Eighty-two men

Center was organized. and women represented 12 denominations partici­
3. Dr. S.C. Leung, at the age of 79 passed away at the pated. The materials and findings of the consultation
Nethersole Hospital on December 20, 1967 after a short was then published in “Happy Home”monthly by

illness. He had served as the chairman of the HKCC for CCLC; b. The Family Sunday was observed on May
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many years, and had an international reputation as a 12; c. another consultation on ‘‘arents and Youth”
Christian lay leader. was held on May 10,1968.
4. The HKCC in response to the EACC, encouraged HK 11. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was again the
local churches to contribute towards relief program in occasion for Christian fellowship between Roman
Vietnam. As a result, HK51,253.06 had been raised. Catholic and Protestant Churches. The Council and
5. The Council and the HKCCC were joint sponsors for a the Roman Catholic Church were again joint sponsors
series of special lectures on Christian Stewardship for a Bible Exposition held on January 19, 1968 at
Education. These meeting took place during February 5:45pm at the City Hall. There were two speakers, one
18-20, 1968 at 8:00pm at China Congregational Church. from each church, and the members of participants
A total of 300 people attended the meetings. increased to 180 this year. Also at the invitation of the
6. Two applications for membership had been received Roman Catholic Church, the Council appointed six
from the HK Boy’Brigade and the Christian Study scripture readers for the Prayer Services held at the
s
Center on Christian Religions and Culture. Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kowloon and HK, on
7. During the year, the Council appointed delegates to January 18, 1968 at 6:00pm. Rev. Wong Tsok was
Youth Consultation and Leadership Training course
invited to preach at the Prayer Service in Kowloon.
and Christian Education and Lay Training Con­ The United Prayer Service for Christian Unity took
ference in Singapore, East Asia Christian Medical place on Januray 22, 1968 at 6:00pm. Father E. Collins
Workers Conference near Tokyo, the 4th World was invited to join the service as Scripture Reader.
Institute on Christian Education in Nairobi, Asian 12. The Church Unity Committee and the Committee for
Conference on Church and Society in Seoul; 4th Cooperation on Church Development and Planning
Assembly of EACC in Bangkok. All the delegates, united into 4<Church Unity and Development Com-
upon their return to HK gave oral or written reports mittee”oftheHKCC.
on the findings and resolutions of the conference. 13. A local consultation on Youth work was held on
8. The Christian Citizenship Movement Committee February 12, 1968 at the Christian Center with 80
a. supported the work of the Action Committee church youth workers participated in the
Against Narcotics and encouraged all local consultation.
churches and Christian organizations to support the 14. The additional of a Library within the Christian
campaign; Center was made possible by a gift from the Kresge
b. on behalf of the churches, sent a letter, to the Foundation. It was decided for this library to provide
Licencing Board registering objection to the issuing material in limited areas for use of the churches in

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