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around the world came to attend the EACC 10. The Council appointed a delegate to participate
Conference in Hong Kong. The first Faith and in the Youth Consultation and Training
Order Conference sponsored by the EACC was Institute in Singapore, April 5-13.
held at the Chinese Methodist Church, 11. The Council at its Executive Committee
Kowloon. 125 church leaders represented February Meeting decided to dissolve the
Councils and the WCC participated in this Christian Center Committee and appointed a
important conference. Christian Center Management Committee to
2. The Council also appointed delegates to the take over the on-going task.
Ecumenical Conferences in Japan and in 12. The World Day of Prayer service was held on
Singapore and to the Fourth World Institute on February 17, 1967 at the Chinese Methodist
Christian Education held in Africa. Church, Kowloon. The date was changed
3. During the year, two applications for because the original date was also the second
membership in HKCC were received: German­ day of the Lunar New Year Holiday. The
speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in
offering collected was for famine relief in
Hong Kong and the English Methodist Church India.
Hong Kong District.
4. The HKCC Executive Meeting agreed to the
1967-1968
merger of the Hong Kong Christian Welfare
and Relief Council and the Hong Kong World
1. The dedication service of the Hong Kong
Service, and suggested a new name "The Hong
Christian Center took place on September 23.
Kong Christian Service".
200 representatives from all the churches were
5. The Council in response to the EACC appeal
present. Dr. S.C. LEUNG was asked to
for their relief program encouraged local
officiate at the ceremony.
churches to support the work and raised
HK$2,655 for Vietnam. 2. Beginning March 1967, 62 workers of the
Christian organizations in the Christian Center
6. The Council purchased four floors in the
started a morning devotion every Wednesday.
Metropole Building, Peking Road, then known
In March 1968， , Christian Workers’
as the Hong Kong Christian Center and moved
Fellowship in the Christian Centre was
its office into the Center on March 1, 1967.
organized.
7. A leadership Training Institute was given by
3. Dr. S.C. LEUNG, at the age of 78, passed away
the Christian Education Committee in
at the Nethersole Hospital on December 20,
September 1966, under the leadership of Dr.
1967 after a short illness. He had served as the
R.C. MILLER of Yale. The average
chairman of the HKCC for many years and had
attendance was eighty. Training sessions on a
an international reputation as a Christian lay
department basis were held on February and
leader.
March, 1967. About 350 people attended these
4. The HKCC, in response to the EACC,
sessions.
encouraged Hong Kong local churches to
8. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity was
contribute towards the relief program in
again the occasion for fellowship between
Vietnam. As a result, HKS51,253 was raised.
Roman Catholic and Protestant churches with a
5. The Council and the HKCCC were joint
jointly-sponsored Bible Exposition held on
sponsors for a series of special lectures on
January 16, 1967 at City Hall. There were two
Christian Stewardship Education. These
speakers, one from the RCC, and one from the
meetings took place during February 18-20,
Protestant Church.
1968 at China Congregational Church. A total
9. Special family services for Family Sunday were
of 300 people attended the meetings.
held in many churches. The Christian Family
6. During the year, the Council appointed
Life Committee sponsored another consultation
delegates to the Youth Consultation and
on Family Life. 72 representatives
Leadership Training Course and the Christian
representing 13 denominations met on May 11,
Education and Lay Training Conference in
1966 at the North Point Methodist Church.
Singapore, East Asia Christian Medical
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