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instrum ental in developing plans for the w as held on M onday, January 24, 1966 w ith
hospital. M any churches observed M edical 400 people attending.
Sunday and som e C hristian organizations m ade 5. T he C hristian Fam ily Life C om m ittee held a
contributions to the new hospital fund. consultation at N orth Point M ethodist C hurch
10. W orld D ay o f Prayer Service w as held on on "The C hristian V iew o f Sex and M arriage".
M arch 5 at City H all. A large portion o f the T here w ere about 60 participants. Tw o
offering w as given to the U nited C hristian delegates w ere appointed to attend the A sian
H ospital project. C hurch W om en's C onference in Tokyo w ith
three com m ittee m em bers sent as conference
1965-1966 leaders.
6. T he E cum enical Scholarship E xchange
Com m ittee aw arded Rev. Jam es PA N o f the
1- D uring the year, ecum enical church leaders
C hinese M ethodist C hurch an E cum enical
from all around the w orld cam e to visit HK.
Scholarship for post graduate study in the field
T he H K C C also m ade local arrangem ents for
of theology in N ew College, E dinburgh.
the follow ing conferences:
7. H ighlights o f this year included the
W orking C om m ittee o f the E A C C Y outh
participation of m any local churches in Labour
D epartm ent
Sunday, w ith the exchange o f pulpits by
C onsultation on Japan-K orea R elations
m inisters and lay-people speaking on this
E A C C C onsultation on Theological
subject. T here w ere also a series o f m eetings
E ducation
featuring persons visiting from A frica, K orea,
E A C C Inter C hurch A id C onsultation
Taiw an, Japan, E ngland and USA.
E A C C F aith and O rder Conference
8. A n All HK C hristian Y outh M eeting w as held
M eeting o f the E nlarged C onsultation
in June 1965 at the C hinese M ethodist C hurch,
C om m ittee o f the E A C C
K ow loon. A fter the w orship, an open
E A C C C onsultation on U niversity Education
discussion on "Life of Y outh in A sia Today"
A CC Y outh T rain ing Course
w as held. O ver 300 young people from
2- T he C hristian E ducation C om m ittee w orked on
different denom inations attended.
two projects:
9. A fter a long search for alternatives, the
a. C onducting a L eadership T rain ing Institute
C hristian C enter C om m ittee decided to
for the benefit o f leaders o f children and
purchase four floors, w ith 2,832 usable sq. ft. of
teenagers
b. R equesting and receiving from W C C N ew space on each floor, in a building at the corner
of Peking Road and H ankow Road, K ow loon.
T estam ent Picture B ooks in C hinese and in
10. In m id-1965, the site for the U nited C hristian
E nglish, and O ld T estam ent Picture Books
H ospital w as decided. It w as a hill in N orth
in English.
K ow loon earm arked by the H ong K ong
3. C hristian C itizenship M ovem ent Com m ittee
G overnm ent as a free grant and the site
proposed that every church form a C hristian
form ation w as scheduled for com pletion in
C itizenship M ovem ent subcom m ittee as part of
1967.
the church's youth fe llo w s h ip . A ll churches
11. T he W orld D ay o f Prayer o f 1966 took place on
w ere asked to observe C hristian C itizenship
Februaiy 25 in City H all w ith 1000 persons
M ovem ent W eek.
4. T he C ouncil acted as jo in t sponsor w ith the attending. T he service w as bilingual. T he
donation collected w as given to the U nited
R om an C atholic C hurch for a jo in t m eeting for
C hristian H ospital.
a Bible E xposition held January 18，1966 at
City H all during U nity W eek. U nder the
auspices o f the C ouncil, the local C onsultation 1966-1967
on "C onfessing F aith in A sia Today" w as held
on N ovem ber 3 at the C hinese M ethodist 1. D uring the year, H ong K ong becam e an
C hurch. 53 church leaders participated. T he E cum enical C onference C enter for South E ast
U nited Service o f Prayer for C hristian U nity Asia. E cum enical C hurch leaders from all
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