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Communications the R om an C atholic C athedral o f the
Im m aculate C onception. T he E aster telecast
w as from C hrist C hurch. T he broadcasts are
1- Radio and T elevision M inistries
alternated betw een A T V and TV B.
These m inistries arc carried on through the
w ork o f the two R eligious B roadcasting and
2. N ew s & V iews
Television A dvisory C om m ittees (C hinese
N ew s and V iew s is a thirty-page quarterly o f the
L anguage and E nglish Language). T he Council
H ong K ong C hristian C ouncil published in
has continued to support the w ork through the
E nglish. T hrough this publication the C ouncil
services o f Rev. W endell K arscn w ho serves as
seeks to keep in dialogue w ith the church
the organizer/producer for the E nglish
throughout the w orld concerning life and
program s.
thought in H ong K ong. It is also a channel for
keeping in touch w ith the local non-C hinese
A. R adio Program s
speaking congregations. T hrough the pages of
1. O n Sundays there are three program s. At
N ew s and V iew s the C ouncil hopes to
7:30 a.m . is the w eekly 5-m inute
contribute to the understanding o f local
program T H O U G H T FO R TH E W EEK
C hristians concerning the events and thinking
over R TH K -3. B roadcast at 11 a.m .
o f the C hristian com m unity at large. T he
over R TH K -4 is the hour-long SU N D A Y
quarterly is published in M arch, June,
SER V IC E. T his is usually broadcast
Septem ber and D ecem ber and has a circulation
live from one o f the participating
o f one thousand. D onations have continued to be
denom inations' E nglish-speaking
received from readers locally and abroad. T his
congregations. O ccasionally there are
support is gratefully acknow ledged.
also studio services prepared for special
observances. T he late broadcast is
3. R eligious Studies C urriculum
SU N D A Y M A G A Z IN E w hich is
T he Rev. W endell K arsen, autho r o f T he Faith
broadcast at 10:45 p.m . over RTH K -4. It
and Life Series, has ju st finished a new book.
is a w eekly program reporting on the
Its title is "M an W ith A M ission: T he Life &
local and w orld scene of the church and
W ork o f Jesus the C hrist". T he book is 240
its concerns.
pages and is aim ed at senior secondary school
young people through adults. It is one o f four
2. W eekdays there are a total o f ten
books planned by the author for students in
program s. T he program s are produced
Form s IV and V. T hese w ill prepare students
on a rota o f A nglican, R om an C atholic
w ho sit for the R eligious Studies public
and other D enom inations. M O R N IN G
exam ination. T he book, published by the
PR A Y ER S are 13.5 m inutes in duration
C hinese C hristian L iterature C ouncil, becam e
and are heard M onday through Friday
available in A ugust 1994.
on R TH K -4 at 9:45 a.m . A new
program called PR A Y ER S AT
4. T he Sum m er w ith a Purpose Program
M ID N IG H T w ill begin as o f O ctober
T his past sum m er w as the 17th annual program
1994. T his is a three m inute program to
for Sum m er w ith a Purpose. It w as supervised
be aired M onday through Friday at
by the C ouncil-sponsored SW A P C om m ittee.
11:56 p.m . on RTH K -4.
T he program w ent from m id-July until m id-
A ugust. T here w ere two locations for the
B. T elevision Program s
cam ps. In C hina, the SW A P program w as held
E ach year there are two television program s,
at the N ew C anaan R etreat C entre near the
one at C hristm as and one at Easter. T he
village o f N gokai outside o f Z hong Shan in
telecasts are taped from regular services o f
G uangdong Province. In H ong K ong, the cam p
local E nglish-speaking congregations. T his
s
w as the C hurch o f C hrist in C h in a’ Ho Fuk
year the C hristm as telecast originated from
T ong C ollege in T uen M un. A total o f 72
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