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Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign Communications

The Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign is the A . The Summer with a Purpose Program
world relief arm of the Council. It is an expression
of Hong Kong Christian concern for people in The 19th annual “Summer With a Purpose”
poverty-stricken areas and for people who are Program was held over a four-week period in
suffering because of natural calamity and man-made July/August this summer. The camp offered
human tragedy. sixty-six Form III students from a variety of
secondary schools a unique opportunity for
The total income for 1995-96 was HK$4,425,300, personal development.
which has been used to support the following
projects: B . N e w s & V ie w s

China: “News & Views”， the English quarterly
newsletter of the Council, began in 1978 under
Earthquake Relief in Yunnan HK$ 1,820,000 the editorship of the Rev. Wendell Karsen. He
Province continued to serve as Editor for eleven of the
seventeen years that ‘"News & Views” has been
Bei Wan Primary School 1,528,000 published. The Council is grateful for his
dedication to this important task of keeping the
Guizhou Puding Integrated Rural 480,000 ecumenical community and local non-Chinese
Development Program congregations informed about the life and work
of the Hong Kong Church. Rev. Judy Chan took
The Back-to-School Project sponsored a total of up the post of Editor as of June 1996.
1,296 students in Yunnan and Guizhou, giving
financial support to needy students so they may C. R a d io a n d T e le v is io n M in is trie s
attend school.
In response to the floods in June and July, 1996, the The Council continued to support religious
Five Loaves and Two Fish Campaign raised funds broadcasting in Hong Kong. Our Executive
through the ACT International Emergency Relief Secretary for Communication serves as
Network. Coordinator/Producer for the Religious
Broadcasting and Television Advisory
Africa Committee (English), and the Council provides
recording facilities through the Communications
Support continued for programs assisting the return Centre. The coordinator is responsible for
of Rwandan refugees back to their homes. obtaining speakers, scheduling rotas, overseeing
arrangements and producing most of the
Asia programs listed below. Although the broadcasts
are done in English, surveys show that the great
Programs supported include Land-mine Removal majority of the listeners are Chinese who speak
Project in Cambodia, Magway Minority Integrated English as a second language.
Rural Development Project in Myanmar, Disaster
Relief in the Philippines and the Integrated Rural
1. Christian Radio Broadcasts
Development Project in Bangladesh.
a. Morni n g Pra yers - a 13.5 minute program
of prayers, Scripture, reflection and hymns
conducted by a rota of clergy and

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