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6. The Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Committee made 5. The Council in response to the EACC appeal for the relief
available six types of scholarship. Rev. James Pan of the program encouraged local churches to support the work and
raised HK$2,654.90 for Vietnam.
Chinese Methodist Church was granted an Ecumenical
Scholarship for post graduate study in the field of theology in 6. The Council now purchased four floors in the Metropole
Building, Peking Road, then known as the HK Christian Center
New College, Edinburgh.
7. Highlights of this year included the very fine participation of and moved its office into the Center on March 1, 1967.
7. A Leadership Training Institute of four sessions was given by
many local churches in the program of Labour Sunday, with the
the Christian Eduction Committee in September, 1966, under
the exchange of pulpits by ministers and lay-people speaking on
this subject. There were also a series of meetings featuring the leadership of Dr. R. C. Miller of Yale. The average
visiting persons from Africa, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, England attendance was eighty. Training sessions on a department basis
were made on February and March, 1967. About 350 people
and USA.
8. An All HK Christian Youth Meeting was held in June 1965 at the attended these sessions.
Chinese .Methodist Church, Kowloon. After the worship, an 8. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was again the occasion
open discussion on "Life of Youth in Asia Today was held. for fellowship between Roman Catholic and Protestant
Over 300 young People from different denominations attended. churches. The Council and the Roman Catholic Church
9. After a long search for alternatives, the Christian Center joint-sponsored a Bible Exposition held on Jan 16, 1967 at the
City Hall. There were two speakers, one from the RCC, other
Committee decided to purchase four floors, with 2,832 usable
sq. ft. of space on each floor, in a fine building now being from the Protestant Church.
created at the comer of Peking Road and Hanhow Road, 9. Special family services of Family Sunday were held in many
Kowloon. Four Christian agencies wished to occupy space in churches. The Christian Family Life Committee sponsored
another consultation on Family Life. 72 representatives
the Christian Center: the HKCC; the HK Christian Welfare and
representing 13 denominations met on May 11, 1966 at the
Relief Council; the AVEC and the CCLC.
North Point Methodist Church.
10. In mid-1965, the site for the United Christian Hospital was
decided. It was a hill in North Kowloon earmarked by the HK 10. The Council appointed a delegate to participate in the Youth
Consultation and Training Institute in Singapore, April 5-13.
Government as a free grant and the site formation was
scheduled for completion in 1967. A Planning Team included 11. The Council at its Executive Committee February Meeting
Dr. Paterson , Miss Chan Wing Han, Dr. Ding Lik Kiu, Mr. decided to dissolve the Christian Center Committee and
John S. MacKeith and the Planning Officer as members. Three appointed a Christian Center Management Committee to take
sub-committees were being formed. over the continuous task.
11. The World Day of Prayer of 1966 took place on Feb 25 in the 12. The World Day of Prayer service was held on Feb 17, 1967 in
City Hall, one thousand women and a few men took part in the the Chinese Methodist Church, Kowloon. The date was special
service. The service was bilingual. The donation collected was set different from the rest of the world because the original date
was also the second day of the Luna New Year Holiday. The
given to the United Christian Hospital.
offering collected was for relief of famine in India.
1966-1967
1967-1968
1. During the year, HK became an Ecumenical Conference Center
1. The dedication service of the HK Christian Center took place
for South East Asia. Ecumenical Church leaders from all round
on September 23. 200 representatives from all the churches
the world came to attend the EACC Conference in HK. The
were present. DR. S. C. Leung was asked to officiate at the
first Faith and Order Conference sponsored by the the EACC
ceremony.
was held in Chinese Methodist Church, Kowloon. 125 church
leaders represented Councils and the WCC participated in this 2. Since March, 1967, 62 workers of the Christian organizations in
the Christian Center started a morning devotion on every
important conference. The Council as the host made local
Wednesday. In March 1968, a Christian Workers’ Fellowship in
arrangements.
the Christian Center was organized.
2. The Council also appointed delegates to the Ecumenical
3. Dr. S. C. Leung, at the age of 79 passed away at the
Conferences in Japan and in Singapore, the Fourth World
Nethersole Hospital on December 20, 1967 after a short illness.
Institute on Christian Education in Africa.
He had served as the chairman of the HKCC for many years,
3. During the year, two applications for membership were
and had an international reputation as a Christian lay leader.
received: German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in HK
4. The HKCC in response to the EACC, encouraged HK local
and the English Methodist Church Hong Kong District.
churches to contribute towards relief program in Vietnam. As a
4. The HKCC Executive Meeting agreed to the merger of the HK
result, HK$51,253.06 had been raised.
Christian Welfare and the Relief Council and the HK World
Service, and suggested a new name “The HK Christian 5. The Council and the HKCCC were joint sponsors for a series of
special lectures on Christian Stewardship Education. These
Service”
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