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A dm inistrative R egion", and "R eligious R aym ond Fung, the Secretary for M ission and
Freedom and the B asic H um an R ights and E vangelism o f the W orld C ouncil of
O bligations o f H ong K ong R esidents". A bout C hurches. T hey also invited B ishop Shen
200 people attended each forum . Y ifan, the V ice-President o f the C hinese
5. D uring the W eek o f Prayer for C hristian C hristian C ouncil, to give tw o talks on June
U nity, from January 18-25, the Council held 16-17, 1988 at W ard M em orial M ethodist
the Joint C om m union Service and B reakfast C hurch. T he them es o f the tw o talks w ere
Fellow ship for the C lergy at the C C C 's "The C hinese C hurch in the Process of
C heung Lo C hurch. A jo in t statem ent w as T heological Reflection" and "The C hinese
issued by the C ouncil's U nity C om m ittee and C hurch and the C om m unist Party". T he talks
the R om an C atholic D iocesan E cum enical w ere w ell attended.
C om m ission. T here w as also an E nglish- 11. A delegation o f ten C hristian leaders from
speaking unity service at the U nion C hurch Jiangsu C hristian C ouncil w as invited to visit
H ong K ong. H ong K ong in N ovem ber 1987.
6. T he W orld D ay of Prayer W orship Service w as 12. H K C C representatives, together w ith other
held at the A nglican All Saints C hurch. T he religious leaders, m et w ith the B asic Law
offering w ent to the Fullness C hristian D rafting C om m ittee m em bers from the
V ocational T rain ing Center. M ainland during their visit in H ong K ong.
7. T he donations o f the Five Loaves and Tw o
Fish C am paign received this year totalled
1988-1989
H K $1.32 m illion. T he funds w ere used to
support: em ergency relief for the H eilongjiang
1. D r. H eyw ard W ong becam e the G eneral
fire disaster in C hina; a day care center for
Secretary of the C ouncil as o f Septem ber 1,
children suffering from hepatitis in G uangzhou; 1988.
basic com m unity health in C onghua County,
2. T he W eek of Prayer for C hristian U nity w as
G uangdong; Sahel food project; M ozam bique
celebrated on January 18-25, 1989 w ith the
fam ine relief; B angladesh food relief; relief for
—
them e "U nited in C hrist — B uilding O ne
victim s of racial strife in Sri L anka; and the
Body". T he Joint C om m union Service and
C C A A sian E m ergency Fund.
B reakfast Fellow ship for the C lergy w as held at
8. T he Council again organized the "Sum m er
the K ow loon M ethodist C hurch on January 19.
w ith a Purpose" program , from July 25-A ugust
3. T he W orld D ay o f P rayer this year w as held at
20, 1987, to help young people im prove their
the C hinese M ethodist C hurch, W anchai, on
standard o f their E nglish and also explore the
M arch 3, 1989 w ith the them e "Teach us to
reality o f the C hristian faith in their lives.
Pray, Lord". T he offering collected was
T he E ducation C oncerns C om m ittee also
donated to the churches in B urm a.
organized a sem inar. M ore than 200 people
4. A delegation o f ten church leaders from
attended.
Shanghai, led by B ishop Sun Y anli, w as
9. A sia Sunday w ith the them e "The M ission of
invited by the C ouncil to visit H ong K ong from
G od in the C ontext o f the Suffering and
the N ovem ber 1-8, 1988.
S truggling Peoples o f A sia" w as prom oted by
5. A delegation o f ten officials from the
tran slating prayers from different A sian
G uangdong Provincial R eligious A ffairs
countries provided by the C C A and
B ureau visited H ong K ong from A pril 12-18,
distributing them for use by the churches.
1989. T he six local m ajor religious groups
10. T he H K C C C om m ission on M ission and
took turns hosting them .
T heology organized tw o theological forum s,
6. T he C om m ission on M ission an d Theology
"C ity-w ide E vangelistic C rusades - a
sponsored a forum on the N ovem ber 11, 1988
M issiological A ssessm ent" and "A V ision and
at M ongkok C hurch, K ow loon. Prof. C hen Z e­
Strategy for W orld M ission and E vangelism "
m in, the V ice P resident o f N anjing T heological
on M arch 4-5, 1988, at C heung Lo C hurch.
Sem inary, w as invited to speak on "The N ext
T he two addresses w ere given by M r.
G eneration o f C hurch Pastors in C hina" and
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