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75 % of the total Protestant Church 8. The Christian Family Life Committee held a
membership in Hong Kong. consultation on "Youth and Marriage" on May
2. It was decided in 1969 that the Council was to 8, 1969 at the Ward Memorial Methodist
be re-organized. After some discussion and Church, Kowloon. 120 people representing 15
revision, the Executive Committee accepted the denominations participated in this consultation.
re-organization in early 1969. In Spring 1968, 9. The Youth Committee:
a series of Consultations were held in Hong a. appointed 2 members to assist the Youth
Kong attended by the Mission Board Tea House program and helped to recruit
Secretaries and NCC Secretaries from North volunteers;
America, Europe and New Zealand. The b. helped the WCC Youth Department with
Council took the opportunity to organize a one- survey on out-of-school youth;
day consultation with the visiting secretaries. c. assisted the program of the International
Discussion involved the re-organization of the Christian Youth Exchange;
Council and the relationship with auxiliary d. appointed a representative to attend a WCC
organizations so that there would be more meeting on “Youth and Unemployment”，
mutual understanding and co-operation. e. sponsored a consultation and essay contest
3. During the year, Hong Kong delegates on "Youth Look at the Church Today".
participated in the Institute on Marriage and 10. The World Day of Prayer service was held on
Family Counseling, the 4th Assembly of WCC, March 7, at the Methodist Church, Kowloon
Consultation on ICA, Consultation on with over 700 people attending. The offering
Christian Education and Lay Training in of HK$1,069 was given to war victims and
Thailand, Sweden, Philippines, Switzerland refugees in Laos.
and Australia respectively. 11. Application for membership in HKCC had
4. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, 1969 been received from the Christian Study Centre
held three services. A Protestant service on Christian Religion and Culture.
sponsored by the HKCC was held at St. John's
Cathedral. Attendance numbered more than 1 9 6 9 -1 9 7 0
350. Portions of the service were taped and
used later on Radio Hong Kong.
1. The HKCC now had a membership of 21 major
5. The Committee on Missionary Orientation and
churches bodies and Christian organizations.
Study arranged a Missionary Night and a Day
Orientation Course at the Methodist Members of the Council represented 77 % of
Conference Center, Silvermine Bay. the total Protestant Church membership in
6. The main emphasis of the Christian Education Hong Kong.
2. The HKCC sponsored a city-wide Consultation
Committee continued to be on leadership
training of Sunday School teachers and leaders on the Mission of the Church in Hong Kong on
in the church program. Instead of inviting January 19-20, 1970 at the Morrison House.
The purpose was to give a thorough re­
people to come to a central place, the
examination of the life and work of the church
committee set up a plan for Leadership
Training Teams to go to local churches. By the in Hong Kong. 120 representatives from the
HKCC member churches and organizations, 12
end of the year, the teams had been called on
five times with total participation of 160. The observers from the Roman Catholic Church
and other churches participated in the sessions.
Hong Kong Christian Kindergarten Teachers'
Association was also organized. It conducted 3. During the year, the Council had more than 20
visitors from overseas to discuss matters of
three rallies during the year with a total common concern. Among them were NCC
attendance of 1180 persons.
7. The Ecumenical Scholarship Exchange Directors, the Secretary from EACC office and
representatives from WCC and the Reformed
Committee awarded Mr. Kong Po-ling a Church in America and Canada.
scholarship to study in Princeton Theological
Seminary in USA.

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