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There were several international and regional amendment, a EGM needs to be convened for
conferences held in Hong Kong, which had kept discussion. The EGM was held on November 16,
our staff extremely busy. These international 1992 at the Chinese YMCA. The amendment of
networkings, not only strengthens our involvement the Constitution was accepted and passed.
in the ecumenical movement and increases our
mutual understanding, but actually, it helps
stabilize Hong Kong to move forward.
Ecumenical Fellowship
The primary functions of the Council depend on
the planning, leadership, cooperation and During the past year, the Council has established
implementation of all committee members, in a closer relationship and mutual cooperation with
order to maximize the high efficiency and spirit of the World Council of Churches and other
the Council. During the past year, all international ecumenical organizations. There
chairpersons and members of different has been progress in the areas of conference
committees worked diligently and cooperatively, participation, resource sharing, program
enriching the programs and activities of the coordination, policy planning and experience
Council. Moreover, due to the excellent sharing. The Council also invited international
leadership and coordination of the Executive and regional organizations to have conferences
Committee, the programs have successfully held in Hong Kong, not only to improve Hong
accomplished in a rapid pace. May I, therefore, Kong international status, to become one of the
salute and thank you all! focal points in the world, but also assist our
international friends to understand in person the
Most importantly, it is God who performs challenges of Hong Kong people and churches in
wonders. The Council started a deficit budget of facing 1997.
four hundred thousand dollars at the beginning of
the fiscal year, and later it was reduced to one On his way to accept the "John Wesley Society"
hundred fifty thousand. By the end of the year, award from Wesley Theological Seminary, his
there wasn’t any deficit, but with a small surplus. Alma Mater, the General Secretary stopped by
It was God's wonder and we have to praise him New York to meet with Rev. Joan Campbell,
and give thanks to him. General Secretary of NCCCUSA, Dr. David
Vilkner, President of the United Board for
Christian Higher Education in Asia, etc, sharing
with them the ecumenical vision and the
The 38th Annual General Meeting
situation of Hong Kong. While in Washington,
D.G., the General Secretary met with Joseph,
The 38th AGM was held on September 18, 1992
Ycagcl, Bishop of the Baltimorc-Washington
at the Hong Kong Methodist Church in Wanchai.
Methodist Annual Conference and Dr. Lewis,
The meeting was presided over by Rev. Li Ping
President of Wesley Theological Seminary,
Kwong, Chairman of the Council, with Dr.
exchanging ideas in theology and church issues.
Andrew Hsiao, President of Lutheran Theological
Seminary as the preacher. Thanks were A delegation of more than twenty people from
expressed to the Hong Kong Methodist Church the Taiwan Presbyterian Church visited Hong
for hosting the meeting and for providing the Kong, October 12-16, 1992. The Council
reception. Annual reports were given by the arranged the itinerary for them. While visiting
Chairman and the General Secretary. The 91/92 the Council, the delegation was welcomed by
financial report and the budget for 93/94 were Rev. Wendell Karsen and Mr. Philip Lam who
presented and accepted.
introduced to them the work of the Council.
Due to the lack, of a quorum of arriving two thirds The General Secretary participated in a joint
of representatives needed to pass the Constitution CCA/NCCCUSA Conference, October 26-29,

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