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students took part in the two cam ps, along w ith has been taken up by Rev. T hom as L ung. M any
6 staff persons. H alf o f the staff w ere provided thanks to Rev. Lung.
by the R eform ed C hurch in A m erica and h alf 6 . Since the b eg in nin g o f this year, our staff
w ere local C hinese leaders. m orning prayer m eeting has been changed to
"W ednesday D evotional" at 12:15 p.m . Because
T he R eform ed C hurch in A m erica also provides the new tim e is m ore convenient, participation
a full-tim e volunteer to conduct an on-going has increased.
year long follow -up program for those students 7. A cknow ledgm ents are given to the D irector of
w ho attended SW A P. T his includes such the H ong K ong C hristian Service, M r. N g Shui-
activities as SW A P clubs, B ible Study and lai, and his staff for their assistance in the w ork
sharing groups, after school E nglish tutorials o f the C ouncil. T he publication o f this yearbook
and social events. M iss Shanni R hoades, w ho is w as especially assisted by th eir C hinese
staying on in H ong K ong, is the fifth such publications unit, including M rs. Jane Lee, M rs.
volunteer to lead this year-long part o f SW AP. W innie K w ong and M rs. E lla W ong.

Other Events Epilogue

1. Jointly appointed by the U nited C hurch o f C hrist, T his is a very im portant year for the C ouncil. In
the C hristian C hurch (D isciples o f C hrist), and celebrating the 40th A nniversary, w e review the
the Presbyterian C hurch, U SA , Rev. Judy C han past and look forw ard to the future. T his is also a
began her service as the Special A ssistant to the turn ing point for the C ouncil. T ak ing over the
G eneral Secretary on June 1, 1994. T he term is C hristian E cum enical B uilding and expanding the
four years. K w un T ong property are crucial steps to ensure a
2. Rev. Paul D avidson's pastorate in K ow loon strong financial resource for developing future
U nion C hurch w as com pleted in O ctober 1993- w ork. W hile w e are celebrating the 40th
Rev. John W hite also com pleted his term in the A nniversary, it is the tim e not only for
E nglish Speaking M ethodist C hurch in June thanksgiving, as m entioned previously, but also the
1994 and has returned to E ng lan d to serve. tim e for strategy. In less than three years, H ong
T hanks for their m any years o f service to the K ong w ill be returned to C hina and there w ill be
E xecutive C om m ittee. new territories and horizons to explore. W e not
3. Rev. W illie W ong o f the C hinese C hristian only need to plan w hat to do, but m ore im portantly,
L iterature C ouncil retired to the U .S. in July how to do it. W e not only need people w ho w ant to
1994. Rev. E ric So is the new D irector. A nd, do som ething, but need even m ore those w ho know
our form er G eneral Secretary, D r. H eyw ard how to assist the C ouncil lo m ove into a new era.
W ong, has returned to H ong K ong. B eginning
from July 1, 1994, he is the ch ief editor o f the T his is also the tim e for com m itm ent. T his is the
new hym nal, U niversal P raise 2000, for the tim e for dedicating ourselves as living sacrifices.
C hinese C hristian L iterature C ouncil. From the C ouncil's point of view , w e need m ore
C ongratulations! people to share the vision w ith the C ouncil, to be
4. T he sh aring m eeting chaired by the convener o f able to "Be S trong and C ourageous in the W ork of
the R eligious E ducation G roup, Rev. Lee the Lord", to assist the C ouncil and the churches in
C hing-chee, w as held on June 4, 1994. T he H ong K ong in m oving forw ard to the 21st century.
topic w as "The N ew C ontext and C hallenges of
R eligious E ducation in H ong K ong C hristian N o m atter w hether it is a success or a failure, the
Schools during the Post-T ransitional Era". past 40 years o f th e C ouncil have becom e history.
5. Rev. W endell K arsen left to the U .S. for hom e W e only need to look forw ard, because "N o one
assignm ent in June. H e w ill return to H ong w ho puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit
K ong in O ctober. D uring his absence, his w ork for the K ingdom o f God."

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