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laying o f the form ation stone by the H ong d. T he South E ast A sia R adio Voice
K ong G overnor, Sir D avid T rench. D irectorate's m eeting in R angoon.
10. D uring the year, the H K C C m ade three 3. T he Council and the H K C S appealed to the
appeals to C hristian churches and schools to local C hristian C om m unity for supporting a
give financial support for B iafra, Laos and service project called ‘M ercy S h ip ’ and

E ast Pakistan. T he total collection w as received H K $7,224.00 and 6000 lbs_ o f used
H K $65,397.00. clothing.
11. D uring the year, the E A C C Y outh 4. D uring the W eek o f P rayer for C hristian
C onsultation on D evelopm ent w as held in U nity, one o f the significant program s w as the
H ong K ong at the M orrison H ouse during July D istrict Prayer M eetings. M any churches not
2-10, 1970. 64 delegates and consultants from previously involved in the W eek o f Prayer
the E ast A sian countries and other parts o f the activities attended the m eetings.
w orld participated in the C onsultation. T he 5. T he E cum enical L ibrary now m ade available
Y outh C om m ittee o f the H K C C assisted in som e 1,000 volum es in E ng lish and C hinese
local arrangem ents. in five basic areas and consideration w as
12. D uring the year, the C hristian Fam ily Life being given to m ake it a lending library.
C om m ittee held 4 m eetings to discuss fam ily 6. T he E ducation C om m ittee sponsored a
problem s in H ong K ong. T he com m ittee also C onsultation on R eligious E ducation on
sponsored another consultation on C hristian M arch 21, 1972 at the C ouncil. 60 people
P arents in the 70s' on M ay 5, 1971 at the from different churches and C hristian m iddle
C hinese M ethodist C hurch, K ow loon. schools participated.
13. A bilingual service o f the W orld D ay o f Prayer 7. T he E cum enical Scholarships E xchange
w as held on M arch 5, 1971 at the C hinese C om m ittee w as re-organized in June 1971
M ethodist C hurch, K ow loon. A lm ost 700
w ith the follow ing responsibilities: to serve as
attended. T he offering o f H K $ 1,000 w as
liaison w ith W C C S cholarship E xchange
given to the C om m unity C hest o f H ong K ong. Program and w ith the E A C C Scholarship
It w as decided that H ong K ong should
Program , to locate other available
participate in the proposed 1/10 schem e
scholarships and to encourage local people to
w hereby 1/10 o f the offering from each W orld
take advantage o f existing opportunities for
D ay o f Prayer service should be given tow ards
further studies. Rev. W ong Fook-yu received
the expenses o f the International C om m ittee
the E A C C scholarship to study in India and
and 1/10 kept for local leadership training.
M r. F ung W ai-m an received W CC
scholarship to study in C hicago, Illinois.
1971-1972
1972-1973
1. A t the request of the G overnm ent Inform ation
Services, the C ouncil supplied inform ation on
1. T he A udio V isual E vangelism C om m ittee, an
the activities o f the P rotestant churches in
auxiliary organization, becam e the C ouncil's
H ong K ong, w hich w as included in the
A rea o f C om m unications on M ay 31, 1973
C hapter on R eligion o f the H ong K ong
and the H K C S w as m erged w ith the D ivision
A nnual R eport 1971.
o f Service on June 18, 1973.
2. D uring the year, the C ouncil appointed
2. Follow ing the A nnual G eneral M eeting in
representatives to participate in:
M ay, 1972, the officers and staff o f the H K CC
a. W orld A ssem bly o f the W orld Council o f
w ere asked to develop proposals for m ore
C hristian E ducation
effective utilization o f staff and
b. T he W orld C onsultation on C hristian im plem entation o f the goals o f the Council.
C ouncils held in G eneva
A s these w ere being finalized, the G eneral
c. A C hinese C hristian B roadcasters' Secretary M r. N gai left the C ouncil and it w as
C onference in H ong K ong discovered that the C ouncil faced serious
financial problem s. Rev. L aw rence
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