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4. For the first tim e，the W eek o f Prayer for 1970-1971
C hristian U nity this year w as planned by the
Joint P lann ing C om m ittee m ade up o f 1. T he first contract o f the U nited C hristian
representatives o f the R om an C atholic C hurch, H ospital building w as signed. It w as expected
the C lergy and M inisters' G roup, and the that the H ospital w ould be com pleted by the
H K CC. T he program included "The L iving end of 1972.
W ord Program ", "The C hurch W orkers' 2. A second consultation on the M ission o f the
D inner" and 'T he Joint W orship Service". A C hurch in H ong K ong w as held at M orrison
pulpit exchange w as arranged on the first House, on January 4-5, 1971 and w as attended
Sunday o f the W eek o f Prayer. by 70 church leaders. M any suggestions for
5. In the fall o f 1969, an O rientation Program w as action w ere m ade.
arranged at the Shum Oi C hurch by the 3. D uring the year, the Council appointed
C om m ittee on M issionary O rientation and representatives to 10 E cum enical C onferences
Language Study for new ly arrived m issionaries. w hich w ere held in H ong K ong, Japan,
T he program consisted o f a presentation of Indonesia, T hailand, Sw itzerland and Peru.
C hinese w ays o f thin kin g and a discussion on 4. T he C ouncil together w ith the H ong K ong
the subject o f relations betw een m issionaries C hristian Service sent a total of
and C hinese. H K $86,982.00 through W C C to help relieve
6. T he C hristian E ducation C om m ittee sent two the suffering in E ast Pakistan and B iafra.
delegates to attend a consultation on C hristian 5. D uring the year, about 200 church leaders
E ducation and Lay T rain ing in Perth in A pril from five continents visited H ong K ong.
1969. A Lay C onsultation on Lay T raining 6. T he C hurch U nity C om m ittee o f the Council
sponsored by the C hristian E ducation held discussions on "Som e Fundam ental
C om m ittee w as held in O ctober 1969 at the Problem s o f C hurch U nion". Topics included
C hinese C hristian C hurches U nion. 33 "Episcopacy" and the practical im plication of
representatives participated in the training. church union. T he Council also participated
T he first C hristian E ducation Sunday w as set w ith the representatives o f the R om an
on the fourth Sunday o f Septem ber. T he H ong C atholic C hurch and the E nglish speaking
K ong K indergarten T eachers' A ssociation held M inisters G roup to plan the W eek o f Prayer
three rallies this year w ith an attendance of for C hristian U nity held January 18-25, 1971.
w ell over 300 each tim e. 7. A Joint C om m ittee on D evelopm ent w as
7. Plans for the U nited C hristian H ospital w ere form ed betw een the H K CC and the R om an
now progressing rapidly. If everything w ent C atholic C hurch in H ong K ong after the
sm oothly and construction proceeded w ithout A sian E cum enical C onference on
delay, opening o f the hospital w ould occur in D evelopm ent in Tokyo, July 1970. T he
Septem ber 1972. com m ittee's initial thinking pointed to
8. A consultation on "Y outh & M arriage" 'education for developm ent', 'th e prom otion of
sponsored by the Fam ily Life C om m ittee w as social justice' and 'econom ic developm ent'.
held at the W ard M em orial M ethodist C hurch. T he M issionaiy A ffairs C om m ittee sponsored
125 people representing 15 denom inations two evening fellow ships for m issionaries o f
participated in the consultation. churches related to the Council.
9. T he service o f the W orld D ay o f P rayer w as 8. O n M ay 26, 1971 the C hristian E ducation
held on the first Friday in M arch at St. John's Com m ittee set up a C onsultation to consider
C athedral w ith over 700 people attending. T he C hristian E ducation N eeds in H ong K ong. At
service for the w hole o f South E ast A sia w as the request of the C om m ittee, the H K CC
prepared and printed in H ong K ong and the designated the 4th Sunday in Septem ber as
translation an d prin ting w as done by the C hristian E ducation Sunday.
CCLC. 9. A pril 2, 1971 m arked the achieving o f another
m ilestone for the C hristian H ospital w ith the

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