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barracks and the CCC K ei Sun Secondary speaking service o f the W eek of Prayer for
s
School in Fanling. C hristian U nity w as held at S t. A ndrew ’
5. In response to the W CC appeal, the Five C hurch and w as broadcast on the RTHK on
Loaves and Tw o F ish C am paign launched a January 25.
project in A ugust to assist the reconstruction 13. T he C om m ission on Public Policy held a
in counties in G uangdong Province affected sem inar on 'R eform of the Political System for
by the T yphoon Peggy flood disaster. The Clergy" on February 24, 1987, inquiring into
H K CC and the R egional C ouncil jointly recent political developm ents in H ong K ong
sponsored a series o f photo exhibitions on and the role of local congregations and church
fam ine in A frica in October. agencies.
6. A concern group consisting chiefly of local 14. The C om m unications C entre w as transferred
clergy and religious education teachers was to the H K CS on A pril 1987.
form ed in Septem ber at the initiation o f the 15. In M ay 1987, the Five Loaves and Tw o Fish
C am paign launched a fund-raising drive for
staff o f the Council to m onitor N ew Religious
M ovem ents and their im pact on the C hurch the victim s o f the forest fire o f H eilongjiang
Province in N orth-E ast China.
and society.
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7. A sem inar on the ‘irection of Political 16. T he Council assisted in arrangem ents for the

Theology”w as held on Septem ber 19, 1986. m eeting o f the G eneral Com m ittee o f the
8. T he C om m ission on Public Policy subm itted CCA.
17. The Pentecostal H oliness C hurch and the
its opinions on the future political system o f
H ong K ong-M acau C onference o f Seventh
H ong K ong to the O M E LC O sub-group on
Day A dventists decided to w ithdraw their
C onstitutional A ffairs on O ctober 6 and later
m em berships from HKCC.
called a press conference at the Legislative
Council building. C opies of its opinions w ere
also subm itted to the B asic Law D rafting 1987-1988
C om m ittee and the B asic Law C onsultative
Com m ittee. 1. In order to prom ote C hristian Social C oncern
9. T he C om m ission on Public Policy and the and the taking up of civil responsibility, the
H ong K ong C atholic D iocese Social Education C oncerns Com m ittee organized a
C om m unications O ffice held a discussion on C hristian Y outh Civic E ducation Project, a
C hristians and the D evelopm ent o f the four-part series on C hristians' civil
Political System o f H ong K ong” on O ctober responsibility.

18 at the chapel o f the Salvation A rm y 2. T he H K CC E ducation C oncern C om m ittee
H eadquarters. T he purpose w as to inquire also organized an exhibition on civil education
into the future direction for H ong K ong 's w hich w as displayed at various venues
political system and a C hristian response. throughout H ong Kong.
T he Six M ajor R eligions Forum held a 3. U nder the sponsorship o f CCA , the Education
m eeting to m ark W orld Peace Prayer Day at C oncerns Com m ittee organized a series o f
the C hater R oad Pedestrian Precinct in sem inars and w orkshops on civic education
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C entral in observance o f the International entitled, ‘ivic Education for C ontem porary
Y ear o f Peace. Hong K ong in the T ransition P eriod” .
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11. A series o f lectures on ‘asic Legal 4. In order to show interest in the drafting and
K now ledge for Pastors”for four consecutive consultation process of the Basic Law , the

T hursdays w as conducted at the All Saints' H K CC C om m ission on Public Policy
A nglican C hurch in N ovem ber. organized a series o f forum s w hich exam ined
12. In January 1987, the U nity C om m ittee and the "The R elationship’ betw een the C entral

C atholic D iocesan Ecum enical C om m ission G overnm ent of C hina and the Special
jointly signed a statem ent to m ark the W eek of A dm inistrative Region". Topics were:
Prayer for C hristian U nity. A devotional "The B asic Law and Social Services", "The
booklet w as issued for sale. T he E nglish Political System o f the H ong K ong Special

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