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Jan-Dec 1990 published in March, June, September and
1. Philippines: December.
Earthquake Rehabilitation HK$387,147
2. Sudan:
Emergency Relief 234,000 2. THE FAITH & LIFE CURRICULUM
3. Mozambique: The five year FAITH & LIFE religious education
Emergency Relief 156,000 series for secondary schools is undergoing a
4. Bangladesh: revision. Written ten years ago by the Council’s
CCDB Rural Development and Executive Secretary for Communications, Rev.
Flood Rehabilitation Projects 156,000 Wendell Karsen, the series is being revised and up­
5. China: dated by the author at the invitation of the
Hydroelectric Power Station in publishing house, Federal Publications. Books I and
Lin Xa Village, Jiangsu 100,000 III will appear in March, 1992 and Book II in March,
6. China: Reconstruction of Sha Lu 1993. In addition, Rev. Karsen has been asked to
School, Shan Man County, Zhejiang 100,000 write a new volume for students in Forms IV & V
7. China: who are preparing to sit the Religious Studies
Sinking Deep Well Project, Anhui 126,000 public examination, which is slated to appear in
8. India: March, 1994. At present, over 30,000 students in
Dongerpada Tribal Development, some 70 schools use books from this series.
Maharashtra 81,200 Besides the significant contribution that the FAITH
9. India: & LIFE series has made to the Religious Education
Koya Tribal Development Project 78,000 scene in Hong Kong, the series has to date also
10. Middle East: generated over HK$1,000,000.00 in income for the
Emergency Relief in Jordan 78,000 Council.
11. Burma:
Small Project by BCC (Round Table) 39,000 3. THE SUMMER WITH A PURPOSE
12. Pacific CHUUK Island: PROGRAMME
Nukuno Typhoon Relief 39,000 Four teachers from the Reformed Church in
Jan-July 1991
America joined hands with four Chinese
13. Iraq
counterparts to conduct the 14th annual SUMMER
Kurdish Emergency Relief HK$1,131,890 WITH A PURPOSE (SWAP) programme this
14. Bangladesh: summer. The four week programme offers forty
Cyclone Relief and Rehabilitation 955,680 Form III students from a variety of secondary
15. China: schools a unique opportunity for personal growth
Flood Relief 584,950 at the Church of Christ in China's Kei San
Secondary School in Fanling. The aim of the multi­
faceted programme is to build a sharing/caring
Communication
community within a Christian context that will
1. NEWS & VIEWS provide a holistic growth experience for the
After a hiatus of almost two years, the HKCC’s participants.
English Quarterly publication NEWS & VIEWS The staff undergo two weeks of vigorous
made a new appearance in December, 1990 under training in preparation for the four week camp
an old editor - the Council’s Executive Secretary for experience, followed by a time for evaluation and
Communications, Rev. Wendell Karsen. The aim of follow-up. The Reformed Church also provides a
the publication is to enable the Council to enter full time volunteer to conduct an on-going year
into dialogue with the church around the world long follow-up programme for the participants that
concerning life and thought in Hong Kong, and to consists of SWAP Clubs, Bible Study & Sharing
contribute to the understanding of local Christians Groups, social events and reunions. The 40
concerning news and views from the Christian participants are chosen from some 200 applicants
community at large. The thirty page quarterly is each year.

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