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built up considerably during the year. The March and will be introduced in the schools in
library was also re-catalogued, indexed and the fall. Books IV & V will be revised at a
computerized. The English language later date.
Committee’s membership, finances and
operational procedures were also considerably Meanwhile, the author of the Series, the Revd.
strengthened. During the course of the year, Wendell Karsen, is working on four new books
the Chinese language Committee produced for students in Forms IV & V. These books
and/or arranged 104 programmes for broadcast, will prepare them to sit for the Religious
while the English language Committee did the Studies public examination. Volumes on the
same for 424 programmes. The English Old Testament, the Life of Christ, the New
language Committee also arranged and Testament Church and Personal and Social
assisted the production of special Easter and Issues arc slated to be published over the next
Christmas telecasts. few years.
2. News & Views
4. The Summer with a Purpose Programme
NEWS & VIEWS was first published in 1978.
The 16th annual SUMMER WITH A
Through it, the Council has over the years PURPOSE (SWAP) programme was
sought to enter into dialogue with the church successfully completed during July/August
around the world concerning life and thought under the supervision of the Council-
in Hong Kong. It has also sought to contribute
to the understanding of local Christians sponsored SWAP Committee. Since the 1992
experiment with a campsite in China was a
concerning news and views from the Christian great success, the Committee once again used
community at large. The thirty page the premises of the New Canaan Retreat
Quarterly is published in March, June, Centre, near the village of Ngokai outside of
September and December and has a
Zhong Shan in Guangdong Province. The
circulation of one thousand. Contributors arc
Hong Kong site was moved to the Church of
mainly local Hong Kong Christian scholars and Christ in China’s Ho Fuk Tong College in
church leaders who arc encouraged to freely
Tuen Mun due to renovation work at the
express their views on a wide range of subjects.
traditional site at the Kei San Secondary
Over HK$5,000 in donations was received
School in Fan Ling.
from readers in Hong Kong and around the
world during the year under review, for which Six teachers from the Reformed Church in
we thank you.
America joined six Chinese counterparts in a
ten day orientation/training programme before
3. The Faith & Life Curriculum launching the month-long holistic personal
growth programme at the two campsites.
The revised editions of Books I & III of the Seventy two students from some 20 secondary
FAITH & LIFE SERIES were introduced in schools participated. The programme is now
Hong Kong’s secondary schools in the fall of so well known and so popular that no
1992 and were an immediate success. All or advertising needs to be done to attract more
parts of the five year Series were used by more than double the applicants needed. The costs
than 27,000 students in some 70 schools during of the American teachers arc subsidized by the
the year. The total revenue the Council Reformed Church in America, while local
earned from the Series for 1992 was donations offset the expenses of the Chinese
HK$166,000. The revised edition of Book II staff members. As far as the participants arc
was introduced at a seminar jointly sponsored concerned, the programme is run on a self
by Federal Publications and the Council in paying basis, with scholarships being granted
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