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6. For the first time, the Council had raised funds for the Sumaga 3. This year, a variety of activities took place during the Week of
Girls' Vocational Training School in Sri Lanka. Prayer, January 18-25, 1975 for Christianity: Pulpit Exchange
on Unity Sunday, January 19; six churches in Tsuen Wan held a
joint worship service at St. Peter's Church on Unity Sunday;
1973- 1974 Bishop Baker invited clergy and ministers of all denominations
1- The new structure of the HKCC brought the Division of to participate in the Holy Communion followed by a breakfast
Christian Mission into being. In October 1973, a committee of fellowship on Thursday morning, January 13, 1975. The high
nine met for the first time. There were four operation bodies light of the week centered at the Musical Worship Service held
under the Division: Scholarship, Education, Youth and Student, on Friday evening at the Chinese Methodist Church, Kowloon.
and Industrial Mission. 4. The WDP Committee arranged four services for the WDP:
2. The Unit on Youth and Students participated in two Youth Two Services were held at the Salisbury Road by YMCA
Ecumenical Concerts during the Week of Prayer for Unity, in Chapel, one at the Chung Chi College Chapel. The main Service
fund-raising for Vietnam, and in the International Ecumenical in Cantonese was held at the HK Chinese Methodist Church.
Work Camp in Korea with four youths. Two Asian Study Tours The theme “Become Perfectly One”was intrepreted through

to Vietnam and Thailand were organized for 31 youths and singing, slide presentations, intrepretive dance and scripture
students. readings. There were no sermons.
3. The Special Committee of the Council, included Church Unity 5. Committee for the Promotion of the Year of Women emerged
Committee, World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Library after the 5th Assembly of the Asian Church Women's
Committee and Joint Committee for Development. Conference in October 1974. The Committee proposed two
4. The Week of Prayer took place from January 15 to February 1, major emphasis: to promote the Fellowship of the Least Coin
1974; and the activities included exchange of pulpit, a fellowship and to provide leadership training programs for women. A
dinner in the Chinese Methodist Church, Kowloon, an English booklet for the promotion of the FLC was printed, and
service at YMCA, Salisbury Road, and two Ecumenical Youth November of each year was designated to collect funds for
Concerts. Also a devotional pamphlet with meditation and supporting projects in various countries in the world. The
prayer materials for worship service were prepared. committee also sponsored a church wide conference on
5. The services for WDP were held both in Kowloon Methodist “Equality Development and Peace” over 120 church women
,
Church and HK St. John's Cathedral. There were also services attended the conference.
held in the Salvation Army Churches, in the Swatow Baptist
Church, and the Armed Services Church. The total offering
was HK$2,165.10. 90% of the offering was given to the 1975-1976
Sumaga Girls Vocational Training Center in Sri Lanka. 1. Three representatives from the HKCC attended the 5th
6. The Library was moved to a room in the CCLC on 2nd floor of Assembly of the WCC in Nairobi from November 23 to
the Christian Centre. There were altogether 1,508 books December 10, 1975.
including 1,035 volume in English. 2. A Week of Prayer for Christian Unity took place on January 18
7. The Joint Committee for Development met for many times through 25, and a Musical Worship Service was held at the
seeking common concern of both the Roman Catholic church China Congregational Church.
and the HKCC. 3. The World Day of Prayer Committee prepared four services at
8. The United Christian Hospital was officially opened by His
four different places on March 5. Most of the offering from the
Excellency Sir Murray MacLehose, the Governor of HK on four services were sent to the WCC to support the Maolin
December 6, 1973.
Community Development Project in Taiwan, administered by
the Taiwan Christian Service.
1974- 1975 4. The Committee for the Promotion of the International W o m e n 's
1. To participate in the world-wide churches' concern about Year completed its one year mandate, a new committee for
famine, the Council designated Good Friday, March 28, 1975, w o m e n ’s work was formed in early 1976. The committee also
as a day to fast and to remember how Christ gave Himself for promoted the FLC and the funds collected this year were used
others. Other than collecting offerings from worship services, to support various projects in the world.

many churches took the form of sponsoring “famine lunches”to 5. In 1975, the HKCC received HK$76,505 from the HK
raise funds. As a result, over HK$155,000 was raised. Most Christian community to support Relief Programs in Bangladesh,
churches and Christian service agencies sent their collections to Indo-China, Tanzania and Somalia.
the HKCC which was then forwarded to Bangladesh and Africa 6. In May 1975, over 400 refugees from South Vietnam arrived in
through the WCC. HK. The Government shouldered the major responsibility of
2. The Church Unity Committee initiated and promoted a monthly caring, the HKCC was called to coordinate the various Christian
gathering of a group of Chinese clergymen to discuss a variety ministries in the refugee camp and the form of care from the
of topics. The participants took turns to arrange the program. churches was chiefly spiritual.

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