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1995 having the highest group sponsorship A . S e m in a rs a n d E x c h a n g e A c tiv itie s
amount and the highest group attendance rate. 1. On February 2, 1996, the Committe hosted an
Both prizes were awarded to the Wing Kwong open fomm to meet representatives of the
Pentecostal Holiness Church. The prizes Asian Church Women’s Conference
were announced at the Kick-off Ceremony (ACWC). Rev. Bettsy Ng, Rev. Iluminada
which was held just prior to the vvalkathon. Domingo (General Secretary of ACWC) and
Rev. Susan Chuang (General Secretary of the
3. Tour of Project Nehemiah churches: From Women's Committee of the Presbyterian
June 28 - July 1, 1996, a tour of several of Church in Taiwan) shared about women’s
the newly-rebuilt Project Nehemiah churches ministry and development in churches in Hong
in Guangdong Province took place. Kong, Asia and Taiwan.
Response from the participants was very
positive. 2. On March 22, 1996, a Seminar for Women
Church Leaders was held. The theme was
“When Women Work Together - Using Our
Social Concerns Committee Strengths to Overcome Our Challenges”. The
speaker was Ms. Barbara Cohen.
A. Response to the Selection Committee: On April
18, 1996, an open meeting especially for the 3. On May 22，1996, a seminar on “How to
clergy and Christian workers was held to collect Counsel Christian Couples with Marriage
opinions regarding involvement with the Problems” was held. The speaker was Dr.
Selection Committee. Chung Yung-to of Lutheran Theological
Seminary.
B. Church and State Document: In order to have a
clear understanding of the relationship between B . R e c e p tio n f o r A C W C d e le g a te s
Church and State in Hong Kong, the Committee
is drafting a document on this issue. These The Committee arranged a series of exchange
guidelines will analyze the past relationship, activities for the two ACWC delegates as they
delineate some restricted areas that churches visited church leaders and organizations in Hong
should not be involved in, and provide basic Kong from January 31 - February 5, 1996.
theological concepts and political considerations.
The working group consists of Rev. Dr. Lo C . O th e rs

Lung-kwong (Convener), Rev. Bartholomew Ma，
Dr. Kung Lap-yan, Dr. Chan Shun-hing, Dr. 1. On October 16, 1995, Ms. Lily Lau,
Leung Kit-fun, Rev. Tsui Kam-yiu and Dr. Tso Assistant Executive Secretary, attended a
Man-king. consultation on “Discrimination on the
Grounds of Family Status and Sexual
C. Seminar: There will be a seminar held in Orientation” held by the Home Affairs
September 1996 to respond to the issue of “The Department of the Hong Kong Government.
Unity Within Diversity - The Church in the The purpose of the meeting was to collect
Present Political Context”. opinions from interested sectors for the final
draft of the consultation documents for
proposed legislation.
Women's Committee
2. The Committee promoted the annual
Major activities of the Women’s Committee were as “Women’s Sunday” held on March 3, 1996.
follows:

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