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Important Dates from 1954 to 1993

1954 7. A W eek o f Prayer for C hristian U nity w as
planned and the C ouncil began special prayer
1. O n January 18, 1954 the H K C C w as form ed services on the follow ing M onday.
and held its first A nnual G eneral M eeting.
2. T he draft o f the C onstitution w as accepted and 1958-1959
brought to the A nnual M eeting for final
approval. 1. U nder the auspices o f the H K C C , the P rotestant
3. T he m eetings o f the E xecutive C om m ittee churches o f H K again observed a W eek of
w ould be bilingual. Prayer for C hristian U nity, January 18-25,
4. Executive C om m ittee w as com posed of 1959. M em ber churches w ere asked to offer
C hairperson, V ice-C hairperson, C hinese their Sunday collection on the 18th for the
Secretary, E nglish Secretary, H on. T reasurer, w ork of H K CC.
seven Executive M em bers and three M em bers. 2. A booklet entitled "T he A ttitude o f a C hristian
5. A pplication w as m ade to the G overnm ent for a tow ards Love, M arriage and H om e" w as
lot for the C hristian cem etery. published. 8,000 leaflets on different topics of
C hristian responsibility in society w ere
1955 distributed to 89 churches and C hristian
organizations.
A pplication w as m ade to the G overnm ent for a 3. T he objections o f the villagers to the use o f the
C hristian cem etery. Proposed site w as on C lear land at Pokfulam as a cem etery delayed the
W ater Bay Road. establishm ent o f the C hristian cem etery. T he
G overnm ent later offered a site at the end of
1956-1957 C lear W ater Bay R oad for a new cem etery.
4. H ong K ong D octors' C hristian A ssociation w as
1. T hree M issionary Societies applied for form ally inaugurated on M ay 28, 1954. The
m em bership and w ere accepted. T hey w ere the purpose w as to strengthen the w ork of
L ondon M issionary Society, the E vangelical C hristian m edical w itness throughout the
colony.
and R eform ed C hurch and the B aptist M ission
o f N orth A m erica. A lso jo in in g the Council 5. M em ber churches w ere asked to observe
w as T sung T sin C hurch. C om m onw ealth Y outh Sunday on M ay 18th.
2. M r. S.Y. L E E w as appointed Hon. E xecutive 6. M em ber churches w ere asked to observe
Secretary. C hristian Fam ily Life W eek in M ay o f each
year.
3. A jo in t application for land for a cem etery at
Pokfulam w as sent by the H K C C and the 7. Participation in International C onferences
included:
C hinese C hurches' U nion.
4. T he proposal for a C hristian C itizenship * tw o delegates to the F irst A sian Industrial
M ovem ent S tanding C om m ittee w as approved. E vangelism C onference in M anila
5. T he Secretary w as asked to w rite the * four delegates and 12 observers to Japan for
International M issionary C ouncil (IM C) and four conferences:
a. W orld Institute on C hristian E ducation
the W orld C ouncil o f C hurches (W CC), stating
the C ouncil w as prepared to act as their b. W orld C onvention on C hristian E ducation
corresponding agency in H ong K ong. c. A sian Y outh W ork C onsultation
d. E ast A sian C hristian L iterature
6. O ne delegate w as sent to the IM C A ssem bly in
C onference
G hana and three representatives w ere sent to
the "T raining Institute on M arriage and * T he C hristian D octors' A ssociation acting as
host to the C onference o f C hristians in
Fam ily" in T hailand.
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