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T he C om m ittee also shared their ow n 5. International C onferences
experiences and ideas about local w om en's a. D elegation to C hina Sponsored by A sian
issues. C hurch W o m en's C onference.
Seven w om en m em bers from seven different
e. M s. Lily Lau, the A ssistant E xecutive countries form ed the delegation and visited
Secretary o f H K C C , w as invited to attend the C hina during M ay 25 - June 7, 1994. They
forum on "Inheritance R ights o f Fem ale had a better understanding on the situation of
Indigenous N ew T erritories R esidents" w om en clergy after visiting churches and
sponsored by the H ong K ong W om en theological sem inaries in five cities. M rs.
C hristian C ouncil on M ay 23, 1994. She
L ouisa Li, the A ssistant E xecutive Secretary
expressed the C om m ittee's support for equal o f H K C C , represented H ong K ong as part of
inheritance rights o f w om en in the N ew the delegation. T here w ill be a w ritten report
Territories. o f the visit distributed during the A sian

C hurch W om en' s C onference’ G eneral
s
3. R esponse to Local W om en's Issues M eeting in N ovem ber 1994.
T he C om m ittee w rote a response to the
G overnm ent's G reen Paper on "Equal
b. M eeting o f W om en's Secretaries o f N ational
O pportunity for M en and W om en" in D ecem ber C ouncils of C hurches in A sia
1993. T he C om m ittee expressed the opinion
T he m eeting w as sponsored by the C hristian
that the G overnm ent should take an active role in
C onference o f A sia and w as held in T hailand.
advancing the equality betw een the sexes and
T here w ere 16 representatives from different
w ork to change situations in w hich w om en have
A sian countries attending. M s. Lily Lau, the
long been deprived o f equal rights because of
A ssistant E xecutive Secretary for H ong K ong
cultural tradition. T he C om m ittee m ade the
C hristian C ouncil, w as invited to attend.
follow ing recom m endations:
D uring this six-day m eeting, they discussed
m any different w om en's issues and the
a. To extend the validity o f the "UN C onvention
difficulties encountered. T hey also raised the
on the E lim ination o f All Form s of
issue on adding m ore places for w om en
D iscrim ination tow ards W om en" to H ong
K ong. representative in the G eneral A nnual M eeting
o f the N ational C ouncil o f C hurches. A nother
concern raised w as the church's role in the UN
b. To elim inate all the discrim inatory rules and
W om en's C onference held every ten years
regulations that are applied to w om en,
w hich is going to take place in B eijing in
especially the issue o f "Inheritance R ights of 1995.
Fem ale Indigenous N ew T erritories
R esidents".
Youth Committee
c. To form a W om en's Issues C om m ittee in
order to prom ote, supervise and enhance the T he C om m ittee plann ed several activities w ith the
actualization o f w om en's issues and to co-operation o f other com m ittees o f the C ouncil
investigate com plaints related to sexual during 1993-94. C lose relationships w ith the
discrim ination. C hurches in C hina w ere m aintained and enhanced.
T he com m ittee w as involved in the follow ing:
4. W om en's Sunday
W om en’ Sunday took place on M arch 6, 1994 1. "Journey to B angladesh" Study T our
s

w ith the them e "Fam ily is the F oundation o f a As part of a series o f youth study activities co­
D em ocratic Society" in recognition o f the sponsored w ith the Five L oaves and Tw o Fish
International Y ear o f the Fam ily. C om m ittee, the Study T our w as held to give our
aff lue nt H ong K ong Y outh an opportunity to have
personal contact w ith poor countries and to

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