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W C C ’ docum ent on M ission and E vangelism 4. H K CC sponsored an Education S em inar in a
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and how the tw o m issional concepts applied in jo in t function w ith the T ao Fung Shan
H ong K ong and to review the role o f the E cum enical Centre.
church in relation to social w elfare w ork in 5. Tw o delegates w ere sent to participate in the
H ong K ong. Education Conference held in O kinaw a,
7. Five retreat cam ps w ere arranged for Form V sponsored by the CCA E ducation C om m ittee.
students. O ver the last decade, over 1000 6. "Joint C onference on the G reen Paper on

students jo in ed the cam p. R epresentative G overnm ent” w as officially
8. 'F aith and Life” R eligious E ducation launched in a press conference. Tw o Leaflets

Textbooks in C hinese for F .l to F.5 students on R epresentative G overnm ent w ere
w ere in th eir 4th year o f being used in 60 published. T here w as also an open forum on
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schools. the ‘reen Paper on the R epresentative
9. In 1983, a total o f H K $925 ,213 w as raised and G overnm ent” and a m ass rally at the K o Shan
the m oney w as sent to E thiopia for fam ine T heatre on the G reen Paper.
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relief w ork, two Indian villages for 7. Tw o books w ere published: ‘heological

developm ent projects, and Sri L anka for Reflection on Education in H ong K ong”and
reconstruction work. “Baptism , E ucharist and M inistry D ocum ent.”
10. D uring the year, the Council had visitors from 8. Ten C hinese pastors from G uangdong
churches and C hristian organizations from province visited the H K C C sponsored by 15
abroad including G uangdong C hurches local churches in H ong K ong.
D elegation, B ritish Council o f C hurches 9. A sem inar on lT he Sino-B ritish A greem ent:

D elegation, M oderator o f the Presbyterian Its Im plication for the C hurch in H ong K ong”
C hurch U SA , C hristian C onference o f A sia w as held. M ore than 200 people attended.
D elegation and C hina C hurch D elegation. 10. 1985 W eek o f Prayer for C hristian U nity
T he C ouncil also organized three Y outh Study Services w ere held in three different areas in
T ours to G uangzhou. C hinese and E nglish.
11. T he C olloquium o f Six R eligions Leaders 11. A n E ducation Study C am p w ith a them e
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continued to m eet tw ice a year and issued a ‘em ocratization of School A dm inistration”
jo in t statem ent during the C hinese N ew Y ear w as held.
period. 12. T he G ood Shepherd C hurch (A nglican) gave a
donation o f H K $300,000 for setting up a
“Civil E ducation F und.”
1984-1985
13. T he H K CC E xecutive C om m ittee received the
proposal for establishing the C om m ittee for
1. T he C hairperson and the A ssociate G eneral
C hristian C oncern for the B asic Law.
Secretary o f C hina C hristian Council held a
14. T he H K CC staff represented the C C A at the
press conference at the H K C C to give an
W orld Council o f C hurches R ound Table
introduction o f the latest developm ents of the
M eeting in A ddis A baba, Ethiopia.
church in C hina.
15. The C hairperson and the G eneral Secretary of
2. A H K C C representative attended the 31st
H K CC, accom panied by a group o f 18 H ong
G eneral A ssem bly o f the Presbyterian C hurch
K ong pastors, w ere invited by the state council
in Taiw an.
to visit Beijing to share their opinion on future
3. T he H K C C helped the C C A Y outh Com m ittee
organize the “A sian E cum enical Y outh religious policy.

L eaders’V isitation”w hich covered churches
in N anjing, Shanghai, Fuzhou and 1985-1986
G uangzhou. 14 H ong K ong C hristians
through the H K C C w ere invited to study the 1. T he C om m ission on Public Policy published
recent econom ic developm ent in G uangdong an article on the L egislative Council Pow er
Province. and Privileges Bill criticising the content o f
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