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the Bill. T he C om m ission also held the the ‘ducation for D evelopm ent C onference”
C hristian D istrict B oard M em bers M eeting, in Sydney.
hosted a press conference together w ith the 8. T he leaders o f the H K C C 's m em ber churches
C hristian Industrial C om m ittee and and the m em bers o f the H K C C 's Executive
A ssociation for D em ocracy and Justice on the C om m ittee visited N anjing and W u X ie at the
convergence o f the R epresentative invitation of the C hristian C ouncil o f Jiangzu
G overnm ent and the B asic Law , issued a in C hina. A delegation o f clergym an in H ong
public statem ent in support o f the black K ong o f C haozhou and Sw atow origin visited
p eo p le’ struggle for hum an rights in South the churches in their hom e territories at the
s
A frica and held an anti-apartheid m eeting. invitation o f the G uangdong C hristian
T he com m ission together w ith a num ber of Council.
civic groups called a press conference urging 9. T he U nity C om m ittee hosted a Joint D istrict
the E xecutive C om m ittee o f the B asic Law C hinese N ew Y ear G athering for clergy at
C onsultative C om m ittee to am end its K ow loon M ethodist C hurch and launched the
proposed standing order. A nother press ‘riends o f Peace”m ovem ent to m ark the
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conference w as called to com m ent on the International Y ear o f Peace.
'R eport on the D elivery o f M edical Services 10. A delegation o f the C hinese R eligious A ffairs
in H ospitals.” B ureau in B eijing visited H ong K ong from
2. A resolution w as passed at the H K C C ’ A G M A pril 1-10. T hey w ere taken on a tour of
s
to allocate H K $234,000 from the Five Loaves various C hristian w elfare service agencies and
and Tw o F ish Fund to M exico for earthquake m et w ith local clergy to discuss religious
relief and to send U S$10,000 to C olum bia for policy for H ong K ong after 1997.
volcano eruption relief. T here w as also a 11. A sm all study group o f five visited the U K and
delivery o f over 5,000 w oolen sw eaters to Sw eden to study the political institutions
E thiopia. A rrangem ents w ere also m ade for a there.
renow ned local photographer to photograph 12. 'T h e C onsultation on the M ission o f the
the fam ine situation in E thiopia and Sudan for C hurch in H ong K ong in the M id 8 0 ’”w as
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fund-raising held in M arch 1986. held from January 19-22 at the W ard
3. H K C C join tly sponsored the 'H ong K ong M em orial M ethodist C hurch.
C hristian Y outh A ssem bly” in N ovem ber

1985. Five Y outh delegates representing the
1986-1987
H K C C w ent to G uangzhou for ‘he
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G uangdong-H ong K ong-M acau Y outh
1. M ay 23, 1986, the U nity C om m ittee held a
Festival 85” to celebrate International Youth prayer m eeting for South A frica at the
Y ear and strengthen links and ties w ith youths
C hinese M ethodist C hurch, W anchai and
in C hina.
appealed to C hristians in H ong K ong to pray
4. T he U nity C om m ittee specially published a
for that country.
devotion m anual for churches.
2. M ay 23, 1986, the E ducation C oncerns
5. A "Fem inist T heology F orum ”w as conducted

C om m ittee published an article in M ing Pao
at the Y W C A ’ A nn B lack C enter to look at
s
in anticipation o f the E ducation C om m ission’
s
the experiences o f w om en in H ong K ong and
N o.2 Report. A n article w as published
the developm ent o f fem inist theology. Tw o
com m enting on it on Septem ber 28-30.
delegates w ere sent to attend the A sian
3. July 1986, the C om m ission on Public Policy
Fem inist T heology C onference in M anila.
and thirty six civic groups form ed the Joint
6. T he W orld D ay o f Prayer service w as held at
C oalition for the Shelving o f the D aya Bay
the C C C C heung Lo C hurch. A bout 300
N uclear Pow er and organized various
people attended.
activities in accordance w ith their aim .
7. A n official delegate w as sent to attend the 8th

4. T he 'S u nim er w ith a Purpose”cam p w as held
C C A G eneral A ssem bly in Seoul. Tw o
from July 21-A ugust 16 at the arm y 's Lo Wu
delegates w ere invited by the C C A to attend
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