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C onsultation on A sian C hurches and its objection to the legalization o f O ff-course
R esponsible Parenthood. B etting and w as then invited to attend its
4. C hristian C itizenship M ovem ent C om m ittee m eeting to present the reasons for objections.
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published a set o f 64 cartoons entitled ‘ood 2. Local arrangem ents for E cum enical
C itizenship”for school children in H ong K ong conferences included the F irst R egional A rt

and South E ast A sia. T here w as also a and M ass C om m unication S em inar and the
photographic display on "G ood C itizenship" C onsultation on International A ffairs, both
am ong m iddle schools, and several leading sponsored by the E A C C .
schools started citizenship weeks. 3. T he H ong K ong C hristian W elfare and R elief
5. C hristian E ducation C om m ittee established a C ouncil sent a request to H K C C asking to
long-range train in g program for the church m ake H K C W R C a social service division of
youth, children and Sunday school teachers. H K CC. A special com m ittee proposed to
6. C om m ittee for C o-operation on C hurch reorganize the C ouncil and create three
D evelopm ent and P lann ing w as established. divisions:
7. C hristian Fam ily L ife Prom otion C om m ittee D ivision o f Joint A ction (including six
public forum w as held on M ay 11 at the com m ittees)
C hinese M ethodist C hurch, K ow loon w ith 300 D ivision o f C hristian E ducation (including
people attending. five com m ittees)
8. C hurch U nity C om m ittee had a Joint Prayer D ivision o f Social Service (taking on the
M eeting for C hristian U nity on January 20 at w ork o f H K C W R C )
the C hinese M ethodist C hurch. 320 persons T here w ere also tw o special com m ittees: the
participated. C hristian C enter C om m ittee and the U nited
9. Six ecum enical scholarships w ere available this C hristian H ospital C om m ittee.
year. C H A N K w ok-keung w as granted a 4. A train in g Institute w as carried out w ith 200
scholarship for post graduate study in the USA. youth leaders representing 14 denom inations
10. O ne o f the m ajor projects being developed w as participating.
the building o f the "H ong K ong C hristian 5. A one-day consultation in M arch w as held to
C enter". A m ong the groups involved w ere discuss the situation o f the Fam ily in H ong
H K CC, C C LO C , H K C W R C , A V EC, K ong. 44 representative leaders participated.
H K C C C U and the M ethodist C hurch. A report of the consultation w as published in
11. T he N ew C hristian C rem atorium w as open at the C C L C ’s “H appy H om e”M agazine.

Cape C ollinson. 6. T he U nited Service o f P rayer for C hristian
12. T he H ong K ong G overnm ent M edical U nity w as held on January 18 at the C hina
D epartm ent indicated strong interest in the C ongregational C hurch, HK. Som e Protestants
plan to construct a 600 bed U nited C hristian attended the R om an C atholic M ass for
H ospital. For this purpose, a site o f over C hristian U nity at the R om an C atholic
235,000 sq. ft. located near the junctio n o f Tai C athedral and at St. T heresa's C hurch at the
Po R oad and L ung C heung R oad w as reserved invitation o f the R om an C atholic C hurch.
free of charge. 7. A U nited Prayer Service for youth w as held on
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13. T he W om en’ W orld D ay o f Prayer C om m ittee O ctober 11 at the H K C hinese M ethodist
discussed the arrangem ent for the service. A C hurch. T he C om m ittee also sent seven youth
w arm invitation w as extended to all. delegates to the F irst A sian C hristian Y outh
14. Rev. T hom as W. LU N G w as m ade E xecutive A ssem bly in the P hilippines in D ecem ber.
D irector for the A udio V isual E vangelism 8. It w as hoped that the construction o f a
Com m ittee. C hristian C enter m ight begin in 1966 and be
com pleted by 1967-68.
1964-1965 9. V arious m ission boards in N orth A m erica and
G reat B ritain pledged U S$1 m illion over a five
1. T he Executive C om m ittee w rote a letter to the year period to support the U nited C hristian
A dvisory C om m ittee on G am bling to register H ospital Project. D r. E.H . P aterson was

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