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B. Individuals

The Hong Kong Christian Council and Me

Ms. Ko Siu-wah

T hanks be to G od for giving m e the privilege of co-operation, w e need to learn to accept the
serving the C ouncil, first as a com m ittee differences in people, to have m utual respect for
m em ber and later chairm an. C urrently I am the one another in the various denom inations and to
chairm an o f the W om en's Com m ittee. Serving be able to be appreciative o f each other. In so
the C ouncil has not only helped m e in my ow n doing, w e can m ake the best o f the other's good
spiritual advancem ent but has also provided me for one's ow n inadequacy. T ogether, w ith G od
w ith opportunities in direct service and w ork as our guide and the spirit o f one body in C hrist,
experience. w e evangelize and take up the responsibility o f
prom oting church unity.
T his year the H ong K ong C hristian Council is
celebrating its 40th anniversary. A m an o f forty H ong K ong is at the threshold o f a crucial
is at the prim e o f his life. It is the sam e w ith the change in tim e. It is necessary for the church in
Council that it has reached a m ature stage. M y H ong K ong to jo in hands to explore, plan and
involvem ent w ith the w ork o f the C ouncil has m ake responsible responses to m eet the need o f
confirm ed that it has tried to fulfil the C ouncil's the age. In its forty years the C ouncil has
aim s in its very m any activities. Let us recall already tried its best in this direction on all
w hat the aim s are: T o prom ote a fellow ship levels o f services. I strongly believe it w ill
am ong churches and C hristian organizations in continue to prom ote this unity in C hrist in the
H ong K ong and to develop co-ordinated plans years to come.
and program m es that strengthen evangelical
activities; to provide opportunities for C hristians T he C ouncil is also a C hristian fellow ship
to exchange, in a harm onious way, ideas on com prised o f local church leaders and
item s o f com m on interest; to initiate a unified C hristians. In the spirit o f service, they give
m ission and co-operative action for H ong K ong their tim e and m oney through the Executive
churches and C hristian organizations; to assum e C om m ittee and m any sub-com m ittees and
responsibilities in an effort of achieving activities to w ork w ith Council staff w ho are
designed results o f jo in t projects; to be a symbol professionally trained, am bitious and w ith a
o f the strength o f C hristian unity and to good w ork attitude. W ith G od's grace they m ake
continue the prom otion o f such unity; to provide the best o f this fellow ship to prom ote the w ork
a m eans, w hereby churches and C hristian of the Council that m any m ore people w ill be
organizations can express opinions and take blessed.
com m on actions on issues that affect people's
religious, m oral, econom ic and social life; and, It has been my pleasure to w itness the progress
to liaise C hristian organizations in H ong K ong o f the Council through G od's abundant grace in
w ith that o f regional and w orld ecum enical the past forty years. I look forw ard to the future
bodies. w hen m em ber churches and m em ber
Indeed, spreading the Gospel and prom oting organizations w ill w ork together harder still, to
C hurch unity is an im portant m ission of the fulfil its aim s and to achieve even better results.
C ouncil. W ith H ong K ong being a diverse
society, there are differences in theological view (Ms. Ko Siu-wah was Chairperson of the Hong Kong
points and in the tradition and organization of Christian Council from 1970-74 and 1986-89.)
the various denom inations. To prom ote C hurch
unity and to establish a strong relationship and

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