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letter. sultation in November 1980, with a special emphasis
2. The World Day of Prayer Committee organized three on social responsibility. The Committee also
services, morning, afternoon and evening on the same envisaged the formation of different groups of youth
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day, at St. Joseph’Church, China Congregational from many churches for exploration on issues of
Church and the Central Hall of the Salvation Army. concern in the coming year.
3. The HKCC again launched an annual fund raising 4. The Women’Work Committee continued to convene
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campaign, more than HK$350,000 poured into our professional women’ luncheons, publish “Church
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office, and the money was sent to Kampuchea via Women bi-monthly news bulletin, and support the
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WCC’CICARWS. international movement of the Least Coins. A prayer

4. The Women’ Work Committee published a bi­ circle booklet was translated into Chinese. Two
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monthly bulletin “Church Women” ； officers for the delegates were sent to attend “CCA Consultation on
Women Evangelists Fellowship were formally Women and Theology”
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appointed. The Committee also held a Chinese New 5. The Prayer for Unity Committee held seven districts
Year Tea Party for Christian Women, hosted gatherings. The World Day of Prayer was held in
quarterly luncheon meetings for Christian three services and the offering collected was used for
professional women. hunger relief work in East Africa.
5. The Youth Work Committee sponsored a “Youth 6. The Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign this year
Representative Conference”in June, 1980 and in was actively participated by member churches and

November, a “Christian Youth Mission Workshop” schools as well as by many evangelical bodies. The
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6. Because of the reopening of the churches in Mainland total receipt was about four hundred thousand dollars
China, many churchm en from the West had been and all of which was used for relief work in East
visiting China via HK. As a result, we received more Africa and among Afghan refugees on the Pakistan
visitors than ever before. Increasingly, our staff, border.
members were also asked to participate in church 7. 1981 was designed a UN Year of Disabled Persons. The
conferences overseas. Councils s response included the realization of a joint
7. During the year, we continued to participate in the committee of disabled people for the promotion of
twice-a-year meeting between leaders of major their rights.
religious faiths in HK and joined in the issuing of a 8. The Chinese Christian Church Delegation visited HK
Chinese New Year statement. Christian Churches in 1981.
8. In observance of the International Year of the Child,
the Council sponsored a rally at the City Hall Theatre
in April with the theme: “Children - Our Hope and
Our Responsibility” .
9. The Division of Mission sponsored four seminars 1981-1982
between April and September: Mission Trends of the 1. During the Week of Prayer, and ecumenical
Church in HK” ； “The Stance of Christian Church communion service and fellowship breakfast for
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Towards the Problem of Chinese Immigrants” ； “The church workers was held at St. John’Cathedral. An
Church and the Gospel for the Poor”and “Reflections ecumenical service in English also took place. The

on the Church and Student Ministry.”Also, a series of World Day of Prayer services were held on March 5th
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six half-day seminars on “timulating Personal in three churches in Kowloon, and HK.

Growth in Young People”were conducted. 2. The Council organized an 18 member delegation to
visit churches in Shanghai, Nanking, Peking and
Canton, and were received most warmly by the church
leaders there. At the same time, a total of more than
1980-1981 two thousand publications were sent to Nanking,
Shanghai and Peking.
1. A lay training program geared at helping local
congregations and consisted of a number of evening 3. The Council gathered more than 50 church leaders
courses were conducted in Wongtaisin, Shumshuipo, and workers to reflect on the draft of the New
Hunghom and Mongkok for 150 lay people from thirty Constitution in China, particularly clauses relevant
local congregations. In order to facilitate cooperation to religious activities. The results of the discussion
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and mutual support among pastors, attempt was made was then sent to the Secretariat of the People’
Congress via the New China News Agency in Hong
to bring church w orkers together through pastors ， Kong.
monthly fellowship meetings.
4. The year s campaign of the Five Loaves and Two fish
2. “The F aith and Life" series made its first appearance: Movement was Bangladash. A sum close to
there were also innovative retreat and camps for
secondary students. HK$250,000 was also raised for the flood victims in
3. The Youth Committee organized a Youth Con­ Szechuan. In May, HK$50,000 out of the emergency
funds was sent to the flood victims in Tsing Yuen.
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