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2. In response to the earthquake in the M iddle 11. T he C ouncil asked all local churches to observe
East, a total o f m ore than H K $3,600 w as sent the follow ing Sundays in 1963:
C hristian U nity Sunday
to the W C C for em ergency relief.
3. T he C ouncil appointed delegates to attend Labour Sunday
C hristian Fam ily Sunday
ecum enical conferences:
* C hristian W itness in Industrial Society C om m onw ealth Y outh Sunday
C hristian C itizenship Sunday
C onference in K yoto
* A ssem bly o f the W orld C hristian E ducation C hristian L iterature Sunday
W orld-w ide C om m union Sunday
and Sunday School A ssociation in N orthern
M edical Sunday
Ireland
* C onference o f A sian C hurch W om en Bible Sunday
12. A special com m ittee for the C hristian C enter
sponsored by E A C C in T hailand
w as appointed and investigation w as m ade
* C onsultation on "C h ristian H om e in a

C hanging Society”by E A C C in T hailand concerning the availability of land size,
location and cost of construction.
* "Situation C onference" sponsored by E A C C
13. A group o f C hristians felt strongly the need for
in Japan
4. T he C hristian C itizenship M ovem ent m edical care and hospital service to be
provided by the C hristian churches in H ong
C om m ittee w as involved in the publication of
K ong. L ater, the A m erican M ethodist C hurch
radio scripts, broadcasting o f special
w rote C hurch W orld Service regarding
interview s, a set o f 50 cartoons entitled "G ood

C itizenship C artoons”and a photo contest and C hristian m edical w ork in H ong K ong. A n Ad
Hoc C om m ittee w as form ed in 1962 and a
exhibition.
proposal for the U nited P rotestant H ospital in
5. M any churches observed C hristian C itizenship
K ow loon w as subm itted to the H K CC. H K CC
Sunday on July 15.
invited Dr. E.H. Paterson to speak on the
6. T he C hristian M iddle Schools w ere asked to
proposal. T he proposal gained the full support
observe a citizenship week.
o f the Council and the U nited P rotestant
7. T he com m ittee for C o-operation on C hurch
H ospital C om m ittee w as form ed. A n official
D evelopm ent and P lann ing w as set up during
application for a site for the H ospital w as sent
the year. T he aim w as to assist churches in
planning the extension o f their w ork and in to the G overnm ent.
acquiring new sites and building new churches. 14. T he W om en's W orld D ay of Prayer w as held
8. A ctivities o f the C hristian Education M arch 1 w ith 1500 w om en attending at City
C om m ittee w ere surveying the Sunday School Hall.
situation in H ong K ong, m aking H K CC a
m em ber o f the W orld Council o f C hristian 1963-1964
E ducation and Sunday School A ssociation,
holding two training sem inars for Sunday 1. H K CC now had a m em bership o f 19 churches
School teachers and setting up the L ibrary and C hristian organizations.
C om m ittee L ong-R ange T rain ing Program . 2. T he First C onsultation on Inter-C hurch A id
9. T he C hristian Fam ily Life Prom otion under the jo in t auspices of W C C and C C A w as
C om m ittee arranged two evening program s for held at Tao Fung Shan. About 80 church
the prom otion o f C hristian Fam ily Life W eek leaders from every A sian country attended.
in M ay. H K CC and C hristian W elfare and R elief
l 0 . C hurch U nity C om m ittee arranged a Council acted as host organizations.
consultation on M ay 5. 50 people representing 3. The C ouncil appointed three delegates to attend
A nglican, Presbyterian, B aptist, M ethodist, the W orking C onsultation o f C hristian
E vangelical and R eform ed, R henish, L utheran, Journalism , the D ivision of W orld M ission and
evangelical churches and other C hristian E vangelism M eeting, E A C C A ssem bly
organizations m et at the M ethodist College. C onsultation on A sian M issionaries and

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