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5. L a st year, th e m ajo r com m on co n cern for leaders of were held. Also six young people were sent to

th e six m ajo r relig io n s in H K w as “M o ral E d u catio n ecumenical meetings. The 9th senior students’Retreat
Camp was held in June with 100 Form V participants.
in Schools.”
6. A Monthly HK Christian Council News-letter in There were two programmes on the “Summer with a

Chinese came into being and was mailed together with Purpose”taking place simultaneously at two sites
“Message” with 33 participants at each site.
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7. In order to particpate in the building of a more human 5. It was decided to discontinue “HKCC Monthly

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an d ju s t society, la st y ear the C o uncil responded to a Newsletter”and “The General Secretary’Monthly” .
comprehensive social security scheme suggesting that The latter was resumed after a lapse of almost two
the Government establish a standing body to monitor years.
the public utilities; issued a strong statement against 6. HKCC worked closely with the WCC and EACC and
th e L egislative C o u n cil’decision to ease up on re n t continued a very good relationship with the churches
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control; actively involved in the Committee on in China through The Three Self Movement and the
Comprehensive Review of Education in HK; suggested China Christian Council. We expressed solidarity
that each District Board should be allowed to elect with a great many churches or church councils when
one of its elected members to the Legislative Council; they were forced to face difficult situations and
sponsored a seminar to reflect the Mission of Church demands such as the case of Australia, Philippines
in HK. and South Korea. We also continued to maintain an
8. The Education Committee ran a Form V Retreat camp excellent working relationship with the RCC. A joint
for Form V students and a special summer program for pastoral letter was issued by the RCC Bishop, the
Anglican Bishop and the Chairperson of the HKCC to
Form IV students.
9. The Youth Committee sent a representative to a CCA mark World Communication Sunday. This was the 9th
Sem inar o n “A sia M ilita ris m ”，a n d a lso o rg a n iz e d tw o year that HKCC conducted the “Five Loaves and Two
Fish Movement” Up to May this year, more than
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Canton study tours.
10. A seminar was held for over 40 ministers on how to HK$700, 000 was raised.
make church life more family oriented. 7. Last year, moral education was the dominant issue for
discussion for the six major religious seminars aimed
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at understanding each other’religious traditions and
theologies were held bi-monthly.
1982-1983 8. The Council members were very interested in the draft

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1. The World Day of Prayer drew hundreds of Christian of the New Constitution of the People’Republic of
together in both Chinese and English services. The China, and especially concerned about the freedom of
common worship during the Week of Prayer for religious activities. Small group was formed to study
Christian Unity was the ministers’ and church these clauses and a forum was also held. Our views
leaders* joint communion service and breakfast were articulated and sent to the Beijing Government.
fellowship. For the first time, representatives from the
seminaries and pastors from several independent
churches attended the service.
2. The Public Policy Commission, as well as staff
concerned, voiced out opinions from a wider Christian 1983-1984
perspective on important government policies and 1. The Pentecostal Holiness Church was officially
decisions affecting the life of the common people. The received as a member church; the Christian Family
coalition for Monitoring Public Utilities, after a Service Center was also accepted as an affiliated
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y ear’ hard work, became a n in flu e n tia l pressure agency of the Council.
2. The World-wide Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
group in HK.
3. Our monthly Chinese publication “Message”served 1984 was on January 18-25. The Lima Liturgy was

as an important forum, th e writers included theo­ used for the first time in HK on the occasion of the
logians and concerned laymen analysed key social annual ecumenical eucharist for clergy and ministers,
and ecclesiastical issues and reflected on them theological students and lay leaders. During the week,
theologically. Seminars were held frequently and two worship services were held in three churches, and a
of them were especially well worthy*, one was on the joint pastoral letter, written by Bishop Wu and Bishop
“C h u rch and th e fu tu re o f H K ”and th e o th e r a series Kwong, was issued.

of four meetings on “esus Christ, the Life of the 3. Two seminars on Christian Unity were held to help
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World.”A collection of essays on “The Church’ Christians to understand the issues and trends of

Commitment to our Ministries in HK”was published Christian Unity.
4. Two services for the 1984 World Day of Prayer were
in book forum.
4. Six of our women leaders went to attend the 7th held in HK. The offerings from the services were sent
ACWC. Three exchange tours of youth to Guangzhon to the HK Council of Women to support their shelter
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