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made for a renowned local photographer to photograph 3. July 1986, the Commission on Public Policy and thirty
the fam ine situation in Ethiopia and Sudan for fund six civic groups formed the Joint Coalition for the
raising held in March 1986. Shelving of the Daya Bay Nuclear Power and
3. Jointly sponsored the “HK Christian Youth organized various activities in accordance with their
Assembly”in N ovem ber 1985. Five Youth delegates aim.

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representing HKCC went to Guangzhon for The 4. The “ummer With a Purpose”camp was held from
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Guandong-Hong Kong M acau Youth Festival 85”to July 21 - Aug 16 at the army’Lo Wu barracks and
celebrate the International Youth Year and CCC Kei Sun Secondary School in Fanling.
strengthen links and ties with youths in China. 5. In response to the World Council of Churches appeal,
4. The 46th World Wide Communion was on October 6th. the Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign launched a
1986 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was project in August to assist the reconstruction in
inaugurated with Eucharist followed by breakfast. counties in Guangdong Province affected by the
T h e U n ity C o m m itte e sp e c ia lly p u b lish e d a d e v o tio n Typhoon Peggy flood disaster. The HKCC and the
manual for churches. Regional Council jointly sponsored a series of photo
5. A “F e m in is t T h eo lo g y F o ru m ” w as c o n d u c te d a t exhibitions on famine in Africa in October.

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Y W C A ’A n n B la c k C e n te r to lo o k a t th e e x p e rie n c e s 6. A concern group consisting chiefly of local clergy and

of women in HK and the development of feminist R.E. teachers was formed in September on the
theology. Two delegates were sent to attend the Asian initiative of the staff of the Council, to monitor New
Feminist Theology Conference in Manila. Religious Movement and their impact on the Church
6. Promotion meeting for the World Day of Prayer was and society.

held on January 8, and the World Day of Prayer 7. A seminar on the “Direction of Political Theology”
service, a bilingual one, held at CCC Presbyterian was held on September 19,1986.
Church, about 300 people attended. 8. The Commission on Public Policy submitted its
7. An official delegate was sent to attend the 8th CCA opinions on the future political system of HK to the
General Assembly in Seoul. Two delegates were OMELCO sub-group on Constitutional Affairs on
invited by CCA to attend the “E ducation for October 6 and later called a press conference at the
Legislative Council building. Copies of its opinions
Development Conference in Sydney.

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8. T he lead ers of H K C C ’ m em b e r c h u rc h e s a n d th e were also submitted to the Basic Law Drafting
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m em bers of H K C C ’ E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e v isite d Committee and the Basic Law Consultative
Nanjing and Wu Xie at the invitation of the Christian Committee.
Council of Jiangzu in China. A delegation of 9. The Commission on Public Policy and the HK
clergyman in HK of Chiuchow and Swatow origin Catholic Diocese Social Communications Office held
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visited the churches in their home territories at the a discussion on ‘‘hristian and the Development of

invitation of the Guangdong Christian Council. the Political System of HKMon October 18, at the
9. The Unity Committee hosted a Joint District Chinese chapel of the Salvation Army Headquarters to inquire
New Year Gathering for clergy at Kowloon Methodist into the future direction for H K ’s political system and
Church, and launched the “Friends of Peace Christian response.
movement to mark the International year of Peace. 10. The Council and five other religious bodies jointly
10. A delegation of the Chinese Religious Affairs Bureau held a meeting to mark the World Peace Prayer Day
in Beijing visited HK from April 1-10. They were at the Chater Road Pedestrian Precinct in Central in
taken on a tour to various Christian Welfare Service response to the International Year of Peace.
agencies. In the afternoon they met with local clergy 11. A series of lectures on B asic Legal Knowledge for

to discuss religious policy for Hong Kong after 1997. Pastors” for four consecutive Thursdays was

HKCC's Executive Committee hosted a dinner party conducted at the All Saints’Anglican Church，in
November.
in their honour.
11. A small study group of five visited the UK and Sweden 12. In January 1987, the Unity Committee and the
to study the political institutions there. Catholic Diocesan Ecumenical Commission jointly
signed a statement to mark the Week of Prayer for
Christian Unity. A devotional booklet was issued for
1986-1987 sale. The English speaking service of the Week of
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1. May 23, 1986, the Unity Committee held a prayer Prayer for Christian Unity was held at St. Andrew’
meeting for South Africa at the Chinese Methodist Church, and was broadcast on RTHK on January 25.
Church, Wanchai, and appealed to Christians in HK 13. The Commission on Public Policy held a seminar on

to pray for that country. “Reform of the Political System for Clergy” on
2. May 23, 1986, the Education Concerns Committee February 24, 1987, inquiring into recent political
published an article in Ming Pao to anticipate the developments in HK, and the role of local
Education Commission No.2 Report, and in Sept 29-30, congregations and church agencies.
published an article commenting on it. 14. The Communications Centre was transferred to HK
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