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interaction w ith overseas delegations and grow ing 1994. A t the request o f the W C C, the
aw areness o f w om en's issues in H ong K ong, the C om m ittee is coordinating the program w ith
Com m ittee has taken up m ore tasks to m eet the the open forum on Septem ber 23 as a point
needs. T he C om m ittee responded to som e o f the o f special interest.
im portant w om en's policies w hich affect the social
developm ent o f the society. T hese include: b. T he Pacific W om en's D elegation
w hether it is necessary to extend the validity o f T he delegation w as organized by the W orld
"UN C onvention on the E lim ination o f A ll Form s Council o f C hurches w ith church w om en
of D iscrim ination tow ards W om en" to H ong K ong, leaders com ing from different Pacific
how to assist w om en w ho are victim s o f sexual countries from M ay 24 - June 6, 1994. T he
discrim ination such as w om en in the N ew C om m ittee planned the itinerary w hich
T erritories and how to help w om en w ho suffer from included the visitation o f fifteen church
violence. In addition, the C om m ittee also provided denom inations, organizations and w om en's
spiritual and practical resources for m inistry to action groups. A banquet hosted by the
w om en in churches. C om m ittee took place on M ay 30, a truly
joyous occasion to share our experiences.
The C om m ittee prom oted and participated in the M em bers o f the delegation w ere:
follow ing program s:
1- H ong K ong C hurch W om en's Day: M s. T ungane W illiam s
T he Service took place on N ovem ber 19, 1993 at Cook Islands Christian Council
K ow loon C entral C orps o f the Salvation A rm y M rs. M agdalena A naetam o
w ith the them e "C hrist the W ay ~ L et M y Papua New Guinea Anglican Church
Sisters Com e". M s. Y im Y uet-lin, a senior M rs. Sim one W akaine
grassroots w om en's w orker, spoke on the New CaledonieEvongelical Church
situation and the problem s that today's w om en M rs. Ietonga A iong
are facing. She challenged the churches to take Vanvatu Presbyterian Church
up the responsibility to be concerned about M rs. Y vette Tem auri
w om en's issues. T he C om m ittee also invited an Tahiti Pacific Conference of Churches
artist, M s. W ong H oi-yan, w ho gave her Women's Desk Secretary
personal testim ony on her ow n struggle and how
she w as released from bondage because of c. A sian C hristian W om en’ C onference
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Jesus’love. A pproxim ately 85 people attended T he C om m ittee has been keeping a close
the service. relationship w ith the A sian C hristian
W om en's Conference. T he C onference w as
2. Interaction w ith O verseas D elegations and held in February, 1994. T he C om m ittee
V isitors: hosted a w elcom e banquet on the night o f
25th. M s. Lee W ai-hing from H ong K ong
a. M id-D ecade V isit o f "E cum enical D ecade o f W om en C hristian C ouncil led a session on the
the C hurches in Solidarity w ith W om en” topic o f spirituality w ith active participation
(1988-1998) by all the m em bers.
T he delegation is organized by the W orld
C ouncil o f C hurches and consists o f four d. T he C om m ittee received the follow ing visitors
m em bers. T he visit is part o f the W C C's during the m onths o f M ay and June, 1994:
plan to visit all their m em ber churches to
learn m ore about their situation. Special Dr. N ancy B anks B lackm an
em phasis w ill be given to the status of Visiting Scholar at Central Philippine
w om en in the church and how the church is University
expressing its solidarity w ith w om en at all M s. Johanna E ggim ann
levels. T he "L iving L etters" visit w ill take Secretary for Women's Work of Basel Mission
place in H ong K ong from Septem ber 22-26,

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