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different groups o f youth from m any churches 3. T he Council gathered m ore than 50 church
for exploration on issues o f concern in the leaders and w orkers to reflect on the draft of
com ing year. the N ew C onstitution in C hina, particularly
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5. T he W om en’ W ork C om m ittee continued to sections relevant to religious activities. T he
convene professional w om en’ luncheons, result o f the discussion w as then sent to the
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publish ‘h u rch W om en”bi-m onthly new s Secretariat o f the P eople's C ongress via the
bulletins and support the international N ew C hina N ew s A gency in H ong K ong.
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m ovem ent o f the Least Coin. A prayer circle 4. T he y ea r’ Five Loaves and Tw o Fish
booklet w as tran slated into C hinese. Two C am paign focused on relief to B angladesh. A
delegates attended the ‘CCA Consultation on sum close to H K $250,000 w as also raised for
the flood victim s in Szechuan. In M ay,
W om en and T heology” .
H K $50,000 out o f the em ergency funds w as
6. T he P rayer for U nity C om m ittee held seven
district gatherings. T he W orld D ay o f Prayer sent to the flood victim s in Q ing Y uan.
held three services and the offering collected 5. T his year, the m ajor com m on concern for the
w as used for hunger relief w ork in East colloquium o f Six R eligions L eaders in H ong
K ong w as “M oral E ducation in S chools” .
A frica.
6. A m onthly H K CC N ew sletter in C hinese w as
7. T he Five Loaves and Tw o Fish C am paign this
started and w as m ailed together w ith T h e
year w as actively participated in by m em ber
M essage".
churches and schools as w ell as by m any
7. In order to participate in the building o f a
evangelical bodies. T he total receipt w as
about H K $400,000, all of which was used for m ore hum ane and ju st society, the C ouncil
responded to a com prehensive social security
relief w ork in E ast A frica and am ong A fghan
schem e suggesting that the G overnm ent
refugees on the P akistan border.
8. 1981 w as designated the U N Y ear o f D isabled establish a standing body to m onitor the
public utilities; issued a strong statem ent
Persons. T he C o u n cil's response included the
against the L egislative C o u n cil’ decision to
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form ation o f a jo in t com m ittee o f disabled
relax rent control; w as actively involved in the
people for the prom otion o f their rights.
C om m ittee on C om prehensive Review o f
9. T he C hinese C hristian C ouncil D elegation
E ducation in H ong K ong; suggested that each
visited H ong K ong C hristian C hurches in
D istrict B oard should be allow ed to elect one
1981. It w as the first visit since the reopening
of its elected m em bers to the Legislative
o f C hina.
Council; and sponsored a sem inar to reflect on
the M ission o f the C hurch in H ong K ong.
1981-1982
8. T he E ducation C om m ittee ran a R etreat C am p
for Form V students and a special sum m er
1. D uring the W eek o f Prayer, the Joint
program for Form IV students.
E cum enical C om m union Service and
9. The Youth Committee sent a representative to
B reakfast Fellow ship for the clergy w as held
the CCA Seminar on “Asia Militarism” and
at St. Jo h n 's C athedral. A n ecum enical
also organized two exchange tours to
service in E nglish also took place. T he W orld
Guangzhou.
D ay o f Prayer services w ere held on M arch 5
10. A sem inar w as held for over 40 m inisters on
in three churches in K ow loon and H ong
the topic o f m aking church life m ore fam ily
K ong.
oriented.
2- T he C ouncil organized an 18 m em ber
delegation to visit churches in Shanghai,
N anjing, B eijing and G uangzhou and w ere 1982-1983
received m ost w arm ly by the church leaders
1. T he W orld D ay o f Prayer drew hundreds of
there. A t the sam e tim e, m ore than two
thousand publications w ere sent to N anjing, C hristians together in both C hinese and
S hanghai and G uangzhou. E nglish services. T he com m on w orship
during the W eek of Prayer for C hristian U nity
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