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agricultural and medical projects in India and professionals visited Taunggyi, Mandalay and
Bangladesh. Rangoon.
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2. “The Message”was inaugurated in May 1976 and the 5. Women’ Work Committee had arranged two seminars
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total copies printed was 3,500 and it was sent to under the headings of “How to arrange women’

schools, theological seminaries, member churches and program ，’nd “Techniques in visitation”in October

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individual subscribers. and December. The Chinese New Year Celebration
3. In September 1977，the Women’Work Committee Service was held at the Mariners’Club. Also, the

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appointed four participants to join the North Asian Professional Christian Woman Luncheon was held in
Seminar of Christian Women's Leadership Training April at the Merlin Hotel. Representatives were sent
held in South Korea. In May 1977, two delegates were to the Ecumenical Consultation of Theologically
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also appointed to attend the 6th Assembly of the Trained Women Works1 Asian Church Women^
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Christian Conference of Asia and the Asian Women’ Conference Sixth Assembly and the Third Asian
Forum of the CCA in Penang. Four more weekend- Ecumenical Center in Manila.
seminars were planned for 1977 beginning in May.
4. An estimated 2,000 Christians participated in the 1977
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The celebrations
included seven District Prayer Services, a Praise in 1978-1979
Worship Service and the Pulpit Exchange. Nearly 30 1. During this year, the Council engaged in a great deal
churches involved. The Joint Committee on the Week of ecumenical activity: the Week of Prayer for
of Prayer for Christian Unity was chaired by Rev. Fr. Christian Unity was organized by an Ecumenical
Harold Naylor.
5. The World Day of Prayer service was held on March Unity Committee; the observance of the 92nd World
Day of Prayer was on March 2 with over 800
4. The Committee sponsored four worship services.
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The offering received was given to an agricultural participants; the Women’Work Committee held a
series of seminars for over 80 leaders from local
Project in India. congregations, luncheon meetings for professional
6. The Joint Committee on Development, formed by women; the Youth Work Committee conducted two
representatives from HKCC and the Roman Catholic surveys and organized an intensive Liturgical
Diocese of HK, conducted a seminar on “ocial Renewal Workshops consisting of twelve two-hour
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Progress and Economic Development,J on November
27, 1976. There were about 90 participants from a sessions; a reference bulletin on H K ’s Economic and
Public Affairs continued to be published, “Message”
variety of professions.
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7. Two study tours were conducted: one visited India, and “News and Views”，ne is monthly publication in
Chinese and the other is a quarterly in English,
N e p a l and Bangladesh, and the other visited Burma, communicated a concern for Christian Unity and
Thailand and Taiwan. The Youth Committee also Mission.
helped in a 150-delegate regional youth conference 2. The Five Loaves and Two Fish Movement collected
sponsored by CCA held in May. HK$73,873.90 this year for flood relief and service
8. There were about 180 college students assisted by the projects in India and other countries in Asia.
College Student Work Project. Each student worked 3. A new Secondary School Religions Education
eight hours a week and received HK$200, later on syllabus was designed by the Education Committee
increased to HK$220. alongside with the Education Secretary of the
Council. Two Christian models for student develop­
ment were also introduced - a one week study camp
and a five week camp.
1977-1978 4. Inter-Faith dialogue is an effort by the leaders of H K ’s
1. The Joint Committee on Development published a 32 six major religions to work for understanding was
pages booklet on Social Progress and Economic held and a Chinese New Year joint statement was
Development. issued.
2. The Five Loaves and the Two Fish Movement raised
HK$61,548 as relief funds for the victims in South
India.
3. Starting from Febrary，1978，the circulation of

“Message”increased from 3,500 to 5,000, which were 1979-1980
distributed to the member churches and schools free of 1. During the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, a
charge. seminar and a joint service were organized by the
4. Twenty-four teachers and social workers visited Roman Catholic Ecumenical Commission and the
Taiwan during Christmas holiday. It was sponsored by Unity Committee. The R.C. Bishop and our chair­
the Presbyterian in Taiwan. Twenty-one young person Bishop Baker also issued a joint pastoral
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